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

In 2014 McFadden published what would be the first of numerous thrillers.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
Most Southern gardeners have their vegetable garden planted, summer annuals in the ground and already blooming, containers set with thrillers, fillers, and spillers, the lawn fertilized, and their mowing routine down.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026