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suspense

/səˈspɛns/noun2 syllables

Suspense means: apprehension about what is going to happen.

What does suspense mean?3

noun

1

apprehension about what is going to happen

2

an uncertain cognitive state“the matter remained in suspense for several years”

3

excited anticipation of an approaching climax“the play kept the audience in suspense”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with suspense?19

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Suspense in a sentence

  • The two part episode's cliffhanger had me in suspense.peterius
  • That's supposed to keep you in suspense until you see the movie.tsp_2
  • Come on, tell us. Don't keep us in suspense.MFS
  • Every minute seems an hour while I live in this state of horrible suspense.Hybrid
  • Suspense is the very stuff of narrative.patgfisher
  • Readers had been waiting in suspense for at least three months before they got an answer._undertoad
  • The game was full of suspense.AlanF_US
  • This story is full of suspense.zogwarg

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Forms of suspense

as a noun

plural
suspenses