Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cliffhanger

2 senses of cliffhanger

Sense 1
cliffhanger -- (a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end)
       => contest, competition -- (an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants)

Sense 2
cliffhanger -- (an episode that ends in suspense)
       => episode, installment, instalment -- (a part of a broadcast serial)