THRILLERS Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

thrillers

noun

plural of thriller

as in suspensers

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 thrillers There's still some stuff worth adding to your watchlist, though, including a new celebrity reality competition with a Mafia twist and a pair of thrillers located in inhospitable locations. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026 Genres run from crime thrillers and detective mysteries to folklore horror, social and courtroom drama, and romance. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 The best crime thrillers consider the way violence, an endemic feature of human societies, can spiral out of hand. — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, thrillers and, surprisingly, literary adaptations are still being undersupplied. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 In the thrillers of Anna Seghers, fugitives stay one step ahead of the Nazis. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026 On the main floor is a room dedicated to books for both young adult and adult readers, including genres like nonfiction, fiction, romance, historical fiction, thrillers and more. — Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 Every week, the critics and editors at The New York Times Book Review pick the most interesting and notable new releases, from literary fiction and serious nonfiction to thrillers, romance novels, fantasies, mysteries and everything in between. — New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026 For the latest installment of Vogue’s Required Reading series, Hoover rounds up some of the books that most inspired her own work—Verity in particular—from romances to thrillers and beyond. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

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Speaking of nail-biters, Marisa Berenson, better known for her roles in front of the camera, is in the process of putting together her own movie project.

— Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
Although there have been hundreds of close calls and nail-biters, there have been some comebacks that feel like a movie come to life.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026

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In other words, cut the contentious cliff-hangers and replace them with pasta and palazzos — and stories people can connect with.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
And many have speculated that Netflix’s vast trove of data informs certain narrative habits on its shows (cliff-hangers to encourage bingeing, for example, and frequent restating of plot points to engage viewers distracted by their phones).

— Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of cliff-hangers

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