SUSPENSERS Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

suspensers

noun

plural of suspenser

as in thrillers

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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thrillers

Noun

Readers can’t seem to get enough of thrillers and mysteries, and there’s no shortage of writers eager to deliver them.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Not that long ago, mysteries and thrillers were a central element of any theater’s programming.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

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