CLIFF-HANGERS Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

cliff-hangers

noun

plural of cliff-hanger

as in thrillers

something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome finally, a Super Bowl game that turned out to be a real cliff-hanger

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Recent Examples of cliff-hangers And many have speculated that Netflix’s vast trove of data informs certain narrative habits on its shows (cliff-hangers to encourage bingeing, for example, and frequent restating of plot points to engage viewers distracted by their phones). —

Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026 The biggest key to the success of minidramas, though, is the cliff-hangers, which push viewers to keep paying for the next episode. —

Yixuan Tan, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025 Which means there are some major cliff-hangers to obsess over for the next few weeks. —

Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025

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thrillers

Noun

Feature-length films of various genres, from documentaries to thrillers and comedies, have been selected from Latin America and Asia, while the short film categories are reserved exclusively for Latin America.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
This is a bonkers early film from the master of sleazy thrillers, Brian De Palma, and one of the few great movies proudly set on Staten Island.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026