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or less commonly anticlimactical
ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-ti-kəl,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax
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But in the wake of that buildup, the film's shockingly anticlimactic ending also feels like somewhat of a cop-out.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Instead, it was relegated to yet another anticlimactic episode of What Might Have Been.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
When Icelandic upstart Play Airlines abruptly shut down operations last week, canceling all flights, the news felt almost anticlimactic.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 6 Oct. 2025
In French’s telling, Ghanaian independence feels almost inevitable—the British never had a feasible plan to stop it—and so its arrival is oddly anticlimactic.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Instead, it was relegated to yet another anticlimactic episode of What Might Have Been.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
When Icelandic upstart Play Airlines abruptly shut down operations last week, canceling all flights, the news felt almost anticlimactic.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 6 Oct. 2025
In French’s telling, Ghanaian independence feels almost inevitable—the British never had a feasible plan to stop it—and so its arrival is oddly anticlimactic.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticlimactic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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