ANTICLIMACTIC Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

anticlimactic

adjective

variants also anticlimactical

Definition of anticlimactic

as in unimportant

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Recent Examples of anticlimactic So, Alamo decides to kill Rue in an uncharacteristically anticlimactic fashion — by giving her painkillers laced with fentanyl and trusting that the addict will be tempted enough to swallow them. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 June 2026 Rarely has a document been at once as mysterious and anticlimactic as the Democratic National Committee’s autopsy of what went wrong in the 2024 election, which, after much drama and angst, was finally published on Thursday. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 29 May 2026 As far as Big Reveals go, Agnes’s parentage is extraordinarily anticlimactic. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026 Critics called the finish cheap, staged and anticlimactic. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic

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Adjective

The Analyst can spend all their time answering urgent but unimportant requests.

— Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Wright agrees that the findings shouldn’t be interpreted to mean that omega-3s are unimportant for the brain.

— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 14 July 2026

Definition of unimportant

Adjective

The trivial and the momentous can be connected; small deviations can set us on larger paths.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
But resorting to litigation rather than negotiating a settlement to this trivial dispute could open a new source of pain.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of trivial

Adjective

Small problems that seem insignificant now can quickly turn into costly repairs once fall rain, winter snow, ice and freezing temperatures put additional stress on your home.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Her place in the world seemed too insignificant to merit an audience.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of insignificant

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