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also anticlimactical
as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of anticlimactic
The final section may prove anticlimactic for some, given the fleeting images captured of elephants believed to have inhabited the highlands for 5,000 years.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
The last day of work before maternity leave feels especially anticlimactic.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title in anticlimactic circumstances as rival Jannik Sinner retired due to illness just 23 minutes into the match.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
His spot on this roster was always going to be the most obvious and anticlimactic.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
The last day of work before maternity leave feels especially anticlimactic.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title in anticlimactic circumstances as rival Jannik Sinner retired due to illness just 23 minutes into the match.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
His spot on this roster was always going to be the most obvious and anticlimactic.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlimactic
Adjective
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That may seem like a small and unimportant distinction to the non-Macca-heads among us.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those tests that pick up most cancers tend to pick up other unimportant things as well — and those screening tests that are limited to discovering cancer often miss many people with the disease.—
Cory Franklin,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What looked trivial was, in fact, the system at work.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Eckert’s ultimate victory in securing regulatory approval for Addyi underpins the documentary’s revelations about gender bias at the FDA as a drug that claimed to improve female pleasure was dismissed as trivial or even dangerous.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The current event also looks to be weak, meaning the Pacific’s temperature anomalies are relatively small, but not entirely insignificant.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The asking price is understood to be in the mid-six figures, which isn’t an insignificant amount.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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