suspensenoun [ U ]
uk/səˈspens/us/səˈspens/C2 the feeling of excitement or nervousness that you have when you are waiting for something to happen and are uncertain about what it is going to be:
She kept him in suspense for several days before she said that she would marry him.
The suspense is killing me (= I am extremely eager to know what is going to happen).
There is a gradual build-up of suspense throughout the film, until it comes to an unexpected ending.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- a new lease of life idiom
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avid
- flap
- frisky
- frisson
- get-up-and-go
- glamour
- gusto
- shiver (up and) down your spine idiom
- sparkle
- spice
- spirit
- sprightly
- stimulation
- stir
- zap
- zest
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