as in thriller
something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome
Alfred Hitchcock was the acknowledged master of the cinematic suspenser that craftily manipulates its audience
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Recent Examples of suspenser
Directed by Nelicia Low, the suspenser follows a young fencer struggling with keeping his secret crush on a fellow fencer from his homophobic mother.
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Vivienne Chow, Variety, 17 May 2022
On the other hand, the story introduces fictional characters and elements that give it the air of a suspenser, exactly the sort for which Harris is so popular.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2022
Vivienne Chow, Variety, 17 May 2022
On the other hand, the story introduces fictional characters and elements that give it the air of a suspenser, exactly the sort for which Harris is so popular.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspenser
thriller
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Deadline’s virtual fall screening series For the Love of Docs kicks off its sixth season tonight with Antidote, the documentary thriller about Christo Grosev, the investigative journalist pursued around the world by the Kremlin.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Brazil is in turmoil in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s latest film, the political thriller The Secret Agent.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Suspenser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspenser. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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