anticlimactic

adjective

an·​ti·​cli·​mac·​tic

ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-tik, 

-klə-, 

ˌan-ˌtī- 

variants or less commonly anticlimactical

ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-ti-kəl, 

ˌan-ˌtī- 

: of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax

anticlimactically

ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-ti-ti-k(ə-)lē, 

ˌan-ˌtī- 

adverb

Examples of anticlimactic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also, psilocybin may be headed for approval despite mildly anticlimactic remission rates, and Ocular’s wet AMD drug does . —Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026

Would that be an anticlimactic way of determining a roster spot compared to six weeks of fiery competition? —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026

Instead, the team of slightly younger Americans routed the team of slightly older Americans in an anticlimactic finale. —Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026

Edwards claimed his first All-Star MVP trophy — an award named for Kobe Bryant — with that tying 3-pointer to cap a 13-point effort in the first game, an 11-point performance in the second, and eight points in the anticlimactic final. —ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anticlimactic

• anaphylactic
• extragalactic
• intergalactic
• stereotactic
• chemotactic
• chiropractic
• isotactic
• prophylactic
• climactic
• didactic
• galactic
• syntactic