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also anticlimactical
as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of anticlimactic
Critics called the finish cheap, staged and anticlimactic.
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Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
The vote was anticlimactic, but still a crucial moment in the monthslong struggle for control of WBD, one of the biggest media companies in the world.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
On a first reading, the stark ending seems anticlimactic.
—Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
So how could a movie so hellbent on excitement feel so anticlimactic by its end?
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
The vote was anticlimactic, but still a crucial moment in the monthslong struggle for control of WBD, one of the biggest media companies in the world.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
On a first reading, the stark ending seems anticlimactic.
—Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
So how could a movie so hellbent on excitement feel so anticlimactic by its end?
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlimactic
Adjective
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The survey said this does not mean technical skills are unimportant, but that employers value the capacity to learn, adapt and collaborate at least as much as any specific technical competency.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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There’s no unimportant royal gossip, apparently.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That breadth of integration is not trivial.—
David Chou,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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This is not such a trivial thing.—
Time,
Time,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Many researchers think quantum computers are at an advantage here, because the process of classically ruling out insignificant configurations can get prohibitively difficult.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Newbill tried to explain to Claiborne that his emotions — feeling frustrated, sad, insignificant — made sense.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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