The Meaning of suspense

• (a.) Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
• (a.) Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.
• (a.) The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension; indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person waiting for the verdict of a jury.
• (a.) Cessation for a time; stop; pause.
• (a.) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.

Synonyms

Protraction , uncertainty , doubt , solicitude , cessation , pause , waiting , intermission , discontinuance , abeyance , stoppage , indetermination , indecision.

Antonyms

Determination , settlement , execution , continuance , uninterruption , revival , determination , decision , finality.

Rhymes

bence , cense , cents , commence , commonsense , condense , defence , defense , dense , dispense , expense , fence , ferenc , flense , frankincense , hence , hense , immense , incense , intense , mense , misrepresents , nondefense , offense , pence , pense , pretense , recompense , sense , spence , tense , thence , whence