suspenseful

adjective/səˈspɛnsfəl/

Frequency rank: #16,508 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

causing a feeling of excitement or anxiety about what might happen next.

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Example sentence

The movie was so suspenseful that everyone in the theater held their breath until the very end.

Synonyms & related words

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