THRILLER Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

thriller

noun

ˈthri-lər

as in suspenser

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 thriller Reynolds scored or assisted on eight of TCU’s final 10 points as the Horned Frogs made just enough plays to survive another Big 12 thriller. —

Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025 The group behind the fun, slippery thriller A Simple Favor are coming back for a sequel. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2025 Action and atmosphere are too poorly supplied for this stab at a noirish retro thriller to emerge as anything but talky, awkward and unconvincing. —

Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025 Paul Conway sank a jumper in the final seconds to lift Lincoln-Sudbury over Concord-Carlisle, 55-54, in a Dual County League thriller. —

Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for thriller