suspenseful
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4.8
- adjective
- /səˈspɛnsfəl/
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tenso
- At the inn, one suspenseful encounter after another holds the interest of the reader.
And in order for us for that question to kind of be dramatic and suspenseful, we need conflict.
- And in order for us for that question to kind of be dramatic and suspenseful, we need conflict.
- Now, obviously with, you know, a suspenseful scene or, you know, something like that, music is a huge factor.
- And this is kind of sexual atmospheric, somewhat like tense, suspenseful film.
- And he wanted that like banjo sound, but he wanted it to sound like more like suspenseful.
- Even though I like to keep things suspenseful, it would be hard to overlook or ignore by now that things are looking grim for the Central Powers.
Examples
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Stories can be funny, suspenseful, exciting, and thought-provoking.
Academic text (2006) -
But what are the mechanics to actually creating a suspenseful scene, chapter, or novel?
Blog text (8) -
Just think how much more suspenseful it would be around here today...
Blog text (33) -
It's basically like a mini short film with a suspenseful plot and everything.
Blog text (33) -
The tone of this story is both humorous and suspenseful.
Academic text (2011) -
The world depicted in the book is fascinating, and the plot is a suspenseful and often hilarious adventure.
Blog text (4) -
I chose it because it was billed in the jacket copy (correctly) as a suspenseful mystery story.
Academic text (1999) -
Starting with Scott Rosenberg, who mentioned the amazingly suspenseful scene in Se7en.
Blog text (30) -
From the steamy, suspenseful novel Killjoy by Julie Garwood.
Fiction book (2002) -
The movie was so suspenseful that I couldn't look away from the screen.
Synonyms
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4.1
Very exciting or tense and causing strong surprise
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4.2
Making you feel very nervous and excited while you wait to see what happens
Making people feel uncertain and wait to see what happens
Causing strong suspense by leaving the result unknown
Exciting in a way that keeps you wanting to know more
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Etymology
Suspenseful comes from suspend, which itself comes from the parts sub- 'under' and pendere 'to hang', giving the picture of something 'hung up' in the air. So a suspenseful story 'hangs' you like that, making you wait, feel unsure, and want to know what happens next.