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in suspense

ADJECTIVE
agog
Synonyms
WEAK
anxious avid breathless eager enthusiastic excited expectant impatient on tenterhooks
ADJECTIVE
anxious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afraid apprehensive careful concerned distressed fearful fidgety jittery nervous restless scared uneasy uptight
WEAK
aghast antsy basket case bugged butterflies choked clutched disquieted disturbed dreading fretful hacked hyper in a state in a tizzy jumpy nervy overwrought shaking shaky shivery shook-up shot to pieces solicitous spooked strung-out sweating bullets taut troubled unglued unquiet watchful wired worried sick wreck
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bold brave calm collected composed confident cool courageous happy inattentive quiet unafraid unconcerned unfearful unworried
WEAK
assured content indifferent peaceful tranqil unwilling
ADJECTIVE
expectant
Synonyms
WEAK
alert anticipative anxious apprehensive awaiting breathless eager expecting hopeful hoping looking for on edge on tenterhooks prepared raring ready vigilant waiting waiting on watchful with bated breath
ADVERB
on edge
Synonyms
WEAK
anxious edgy fidgety high-strung hyper impatient jittery jumpy nail-biting nerves on edge nervous skittish uneasy wired

Example Sentences

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His resolve to protect the defenseless leads him to his most daring—and dangerous—act of bravery yet, one that will keep readers in suspense through the book’s heart-stopping final pages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“Black Bag” “The writers go their own way. The most likely winner is Kathryn Bigelow and Noah Oppenheim’s exercise in suspense, ‘House of Dynamite.’

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

Xu was moving between rented accommodation when the draw was made at Wimbledon on Friday, and was left in suspense about who her opponent would be.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

The world waits in suspense to see which groups are first to have their wishes come true.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2024

“I will keep you in suspense no longer. The subject of my speech is ferns. Ferns!” she repeated, raising one hand in the air as if she were addressing the Roman Senate.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood