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also anticlimactical
as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of anticlimactic
When Icelandic upstart Play Airlines abruptly shut down operations last week, canceling all flights, the news felt almost anticlimactic.
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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
The fans were stunned that their hometown hero was taken down in such an anticlimactic fashion.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
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.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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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
The fans were stunned that their hometown hero was taken down in such an anticlimactic fashion.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
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.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlimactic
Adjective
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If they were considered unimportant to the team’s chances of success, Zidane and Ancelotti did not worry too much if their feelings got hurt.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mike Vrabel says his history there is unimportant.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Her frustration only grew when M woke up and started yelling about something trivial.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Maybe autocracy starts with something as trivial as this.—
John M. Crisp,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As Boise State football’s season ticked along to the tune of a 6-2 record, a not-insignificant portion of the fan base gave redshirt junior quarterback Maddux Madsen a lot of heat.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Nov. 2025
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The flaws in Down Cemetery Road are not insignificant.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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