Meanings
adjectivesuspenseful (comparative more suspenseful, superlative most suspenseful)
comparative more suspenseful · superlative most suspenseful
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
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Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 有懸念的 /有悬念的
- 有懸念的 /有悬念的 (yǒu xuánniàn de)inducing suspense
Finnish jännittävä, pelottava
- jännittäväinducing suspense
- pelottavainducing suspense
German spannend
- spannendinducing suspense
Russian напряжённый, в напряжённом ожида́нии
- напряжённый (naprjažónnyj)inducing suspense
- в напряжённом ожида́нии (v naprjažónnom ožidánii)inducing suspense
Spanish inquietante
- inquietanteinducing suspense
Tagalog alip-ip
- alip-ipinducing suspense
Turkish heyecanlı
- heyecanlıinducing suspense
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APA
suspenseful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspenseful
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“suspenseful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspenseful. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suspenseful,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspenseful.
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