SUSPENSER Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

suspenser

noun

sə-ˈspen(t)-sər

Definition of suspenser

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. — 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

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thriller

Noun

Far and Away, as well as in director Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Leonardo DiCaprio is put in quite the pickle as a stressed spy in the solid political thriller.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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