Need another word that means the same as “suspense”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “suspense” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Suspense” are: with bated breath, on edge, keyed up, tension, uncertainty, doubt, doubtfulness, anticipation, expectation, expectancy, excitement, anxiety, nervousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, strain, suspension, a state of suspension, a state of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty, remission, reserve
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “suspense” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| a state of dormancy | The way something is with respect to its main attributes. |
| a state of latency | A politically organized body of people under a single government. |
| a state of suspension | The federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies. |
| a state of uncertainty | A politically organized body of people under a single government. |
| anticipation | Something expected (as on the basis of a norm. Her eyes sparkled with anticipation. |
| anxiety | A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. The housekeeper s eager anxiety to please. |
| apprehension | Painful expectation. He felt sick with apprehension. |
| apprehensiveness | Fearful expectation or anticipation. |
| doubt | The state of being unsure of something. They had doubts that they would ever win. |
| doubtfulness | The state of being unsure of something. |
| excitement | Something that arouses a feeling of excitement. The excitements of the previous night. |
| expectancy | The state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something good, will happen. They waited with an air of expectancy. |
| expectation | A strong belief that something will happen or be the case. I sat down in expectation of a feast of nostalgia. |
| keyed up | United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner’ (1779-1843. |
| nervousness | The quality or state of being nervous. There was a trace of nervousness in his voice. |
| on edge | A slight competitive advantage. |
| remission | A payment of money sent to a person in another place. For every two days they work the prisoners earn one day s remission of their sentence. |
| reserve | A district that is reserved for particular purpose. Playing in the first team has been a big step up after the reserves. |
| strain | A severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources, or abilities of someone or something. The telltale signs of nervous strain. |
| suspension | Temporary cessation or suspension. A suspension of maize starch in arachis oil. |
| tension | The physical condition of being stretched or strained. The basic tension between freedom and control. |
| uncertainty | Something that is uncertain or that causes one to feel uncertain. Times of uncertainty and danger. |
| with bated breath | A slight movement of the air. |
| ambiguous | Open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning. An ambiguous situation with no frame of reference. |
| boggle | (of a person) hesitate to do or accept. The inflated salary of a star boggles the mind. |
| confusion | A situation of panic or disorder. The confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel. |
| doubt | Consider unlikely or have doubts about. I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage. |
| dubious | Open to doubt or suspicion. Dubious about agreeing to go. |
| excitement | Something that arouses a feeling of excitement. His face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled. |
| feel | Grope or feel in search of something. I cry at everything even the types of movies you wouldn t expect to give you all the feels. |
| fraught | Causing or affected by anxiety or stress. There was a fraught silence. |
| genre | A kind of literary or artistic work. Genre scenes. |
| hesitate | Pause in indecision before saying or doing something. He hesitated to spoil the mood by being inquisitive. |
| hesitatingly | With hesitation; in a hesitant manner. |
| hesitation | Indecision in speech or action. There was a hesitation in his speech. |
| indecision | Doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action. A gesture of indecision. |
| indecisive | Not definitely settling something. A long and indecisive war. |
| indeterminate | (of a shoot) not having all the axes terminating in a flower bud and so potentially of indefinite length. The influence of environment is indeterminate. |
| insecurity | The anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure. Growing job insecurity. |
| irresolution | Hesitancy; uncertainty. A moment of irresolution. |
| misgiving | Uneasiness about the fitness of an action. I felt a sense of misgiving at the prospect of retirement. |
| psychological | Of, affecting, or arising in the mind; related to the mental and emotional state of a person. Psychological warfare. |
| puzzling | Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity. A puzzling statement. |
| suspicious | Not as expected. He was suspicious of her motives. |
| taut | (especially of muscles or nerves) tense; not relaxed. Taut sails. |
| thrill | Cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input. To ride a winner is always a thrill. |
| thriller | A very exciting contest or experience. A seven goal thriller. |
| uncertain | Not able to be relied on; not known or definite. An uncertain future. |
| uncertainty | The state of being uncertain. The uncertainty of the outcome. |
| unclear | Poorly stated or described. Users are still unclear about what middleware does. |
| undecided | Characterized by indecision. The jury remained undecided. |
| vacillating | Wavering between different opinions or actions; irresolute. He was accused of vacillating leadership. |
| vibrate | Shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner. The cabin started to vibrate. |
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