Antonyms for cliff-hanger
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : klif-hang-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈklɪfˌhæŋ ər |
Definition of cliff-hanger
Origin :- also cliffhanger, "suspenseful situation," 1937, in reference to U.S. cinema serials, agent noun from cliff + agent noun from hang (v.). In some cases, especially Westerns, the hero or heroine literally was dangling from a cliff at the end of an episode.
- As in novel : noun fictional book
- As in problem : noun puzzle, question
- As in suspense : noun anticipation
- As in fiction : noun made-up story
Synonyms for cliff-hanger
- anecdote
- anxiety
- apprehension
- best seller
- best-seller
- book
- brainteaser
- bugaboo
- chiller
- cliff-hanger
- cloak and dagger
- clothesline
- concoction
- confusion
- conundrum
- crock
- dilemma
- doubt
- drama
- eagerness
- enigma
- example
- expectancy
- expectation
- fable
- fabrication
- falsehood
- fancy
- fantasy
- fib
- fiction
- figment of imagination
- fish story
- grabber
- hesitancy
- hesitation
- hooey
- illustration
- imagination
- impatience
- improvisation
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- insecurity
- intricacy
- invention
- irresolution
- legend
- lie
- mind-boggler
- misrepresentation
- mystery
- myth
- narrative
- novel
- novelette
- novella
- page-turner
- paperback
- perplexity
- poser
- potboiler
- prevarication
- prose
- puzzler
- query
- riddle
- romance
- sixty-four thousand dollar question
- smoke
- stickler
- story
- storytelling
- stumper
- tale
- tall story
- teaser
- tension
- terminological inexactitude
- thriller
- twister
- uncertainty
- untruth
- wavering
- whopper
- work of imagination
- yarn
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