All thriller synonyms
thrill·er
T t noun thriller
- mystery — anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown: the mysteries of nature.
- inscrutability — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- inscrutableness — Inscrutability.
- brainteaser — an intellectually challenging puzzle, problem, game, etc.
- whodunit — a narrative dealing with a murder or a series of murders and the detection of the criminal; detective story.
- actioner — a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- occult — of or relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- abstruseness — hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
- grabber — a person or thing that grabs.
- closed book — something deemed unknown or incapable of being understood
- close shave — a narrow escape
- frolic — merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.