suspenseful

adjective

Definition of suspensefulnext
as in enthralling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspenseful
  1. engrossing
  2. riveting
  3. charming
  4. captivating
  5. intriguing
  6. gripping
  7. interesting
  8. fascinating
Adjective
  • Set along a volatile stretch of the Colombia-Venezuela border in 2010, the engrossing eye opener revolves around gas smugglers and always feels real and raw.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The Secrets to Writing Yellowjackets Presented by Paramount+ Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, Yellowjackets is the engrossing saga of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness.
    Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of engrossing
Adjective
  • The scene is at once riveting and frightening, with a live-wire unpredictability.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Effective videos have perfected the art of the hook, grabbing viewers’ attention instantly and keeping them interested with impactful stories narrated with riveting language and visuals.
    Forbes, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of riveting
Adjective
  • When winter arrives, these charming plants need a little TLC to ensure summer blooms return the following season.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Sail on to Tobacco Caye, a charming five-acre coral island fringed with palm trees.
    Patricia Johnson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of charming
Adjective
  • These tantalizing displays appealed to our senses, offering quick and captivating content that increasingly prioritized immediacy and entertainment over depth and contemplation.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • As Lois Tryon, an alcoholic detective who teams up with a true-crime loving nun (Micaela Diamond) to find a brutal serial killer, Nash-Betts kept viewers grounded amidst all the madness with her captivating and commanding intensity.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of captivating
Adjective
  • When Venus was in Scorpio, the whimsical goth aesthetic was an instant hit, bringing a dark, romantic vibe with an intriguing edge.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Samantha Masunaga wrote an intriguing (and somewhat troubling) story this week about Hollywood’s problem with retaining the casual moviegoer.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of intriguing
Adjective
  • This is especially true during a gripping sequence in which Komarnicki cross-cuts between a close-but-no-cigar assassination attempt on Hitler and Bonhoeffer’s rehearsal of an anti-Nazi speech in a Harlem church.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • So while Hodge is superbly cast and everyone is trying their hardest to tell a gripping crime story, the pacing, plotting and big reveals are all just ever-so-slightly out of tune.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of gripping
Adjective
  • There was something so interesting about that fabric.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
  • These are the most interesting games announced at PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted 2024.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of interesting
Adjective
  • Whether furry pets, farmyard animals, or creatures of the wild, animal antics are endlessly fascinating.
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • And what was so fascinating was that (with the exception of Michaela) nobody took their ouster personally.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of fascinating
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suspense

suspenseful

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