as in suspenser
something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome
those television awards are hardly thrillers since the same people win year after year
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Recent Examples of thriller
Before that, an Italian thriller was released on the big screen in 1987, directed by Élie Chouraqui, also titled Man on Fire.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Affleck will be back in the director's chair for his upcoming crime thriller Animals.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
After The Housemaid, ahem, cleaned up at the box office, the studio behind Paul Feig’s twisty thriller starring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney wasted no time announcing a follow-up.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
Loktev shot the film on an iPhone, which evokes a casual, intimate vibe — at least until the story accelerates into a thriller.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Affleck will be back in the director's chair for his upcoming crime thriller Animals.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
After The Housemaid, ahem, cleaned up at the box office, the studio behind Paul Feig’s twisty thriller starring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney wasted no time announcing a follow-up.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
Loktev shot the film on an iPhone, which evokes a casual, intimate vibe — at least until the story accelerates into a thriller.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thriller
suspenser
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Directed by Nelicia Low, the suspenser follows a young fencer struggling with keeping his secret crush on a fellow fencer from his homophobic mother.—
Vivienne Chow,
Variety,
17 May 2022
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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
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“Thriller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thriller. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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