hair-raiser
noun
hair-rais·er ˈher-ˌrā-zər 
: thriller
Synonyms
- cliff-hanger
- nail-biter
- suspenser
- thriller
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Word History
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
hair-raisers
noun
as in thrillers
something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome since they had been dating for five years, her answer to his proposal wasn't exactly a hair-raiser Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- thrillers
- suspensers
- nail-biters
- cliff-hangers
- photo finishes
- squeakers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- yawners
- blowouts
- cardinal deacon
- cardinal dean
- cardinal fish
- cardinal flower
- cardinal number
- cardinal point
- cardinal points of the ecliptic
- cardinal priest
- cardinal process
- cardinal red
- cardinal sauce
- cardinal sign
- cardinal sin
- cardinal tooth
- cardinal virtue
- even function
- even if
- even money
- even now
- even now/then
- even number
- even on
- even out
- even permutation
- even pitch