nail-bitingly
Edge-of-seat style
Nail-bitingly describes something that causes intense suspense or anxiety—the kind that might make you gnaw your fingernails.
It modifies situations where the outcome is uncertain until the last moment: a nail-bitingly close election, The finale was nail-bitingly tense.
The adverb form of nail-biting.
Strained or nervous
- thrillingIntensely exciting
- edge-of-seatIntensely suspenseful experience
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- grippingHolding attention completely
heart-pounding · anxious · nerve-wracking · breathless · white-knuckle · dramatic · intense · riveting
Nearby or to shut
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- narrowOf small width
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
- contestedArgued against, disputed
decisive · final · overtime · tiebreaker · winner-take-all · championship · playoff · semifinals
tense
Strained or nervous
- thrillingIntensely exciting
- edge-of-seatIntensely suspenseful experience
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
gripping · heart-pounding · anxious · nerve-wracking · breathless · white-knuckle · dramatic · intense · riveting · uncertain
close
Nearby or to shut
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- narrowOf small width
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
contested · decisive · final · overtime · tiebreaker · winner-take-all · championship · playoff · semifinals · buzzer-beater
nail-bitinglycalmly
In a tranquil manner
peacefully · serenely · tranquilly · relaxingly · soothingly
nail-bitinglypredictably
In an expected manner
boringly · tediously · monotonously · unexcitingly · anticlimactically
nail, biting, bitten, nails, nailed, nailing, toenail, fingernail, nail-biting