CLIFF-HANGERS Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

cliff-hangers

noun

plural of cliff-hanger

as in thrillers

something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome finally, a Super Bowl game that turned out to be a real cliff-hanger

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Recent Examples of cliff-hangers 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 The biggest key to the success of minidramas, though, is the cliff-hangers, which push viewers to keep paying for the next episode. —

Yixuan Tan, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025 Which means there are some major cliff-hangers to obsess over for the next few weeks. —

Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025

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thrillers

Noun

Finding clever new ways to tell a familiar story of crooked cops and small-town corruption, the movie calls to mind both the deadpan thrillers of the Coen brothers and the downbeat ’70s crime flicks of French helmer Alain Corneau.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
These whodunits range from goofy comedies to disturbing thrillers.

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026