anticlimactic

variants also anticlimactical
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Recent Examples of anticlimactic 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 See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlimactic
Adjective
  • There’s no unimportant royal gossip, apparently.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Apr. 2026
  • If however, we were often criticized and made to feel unimportant, our self-talk may be more negative.
    Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • So Minnesota’s spot in the standings is likely soon to be cemented, which will make the Wolves’ games themselves trivial.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Space toilets ultimately need to work This is not a trivial matter.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But the loud complaints about the Iran war emanating from the far right are not insignificant — for instance, from podcasters Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly and political journals like The American Conservative.
    David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • And a fair number of people — not — not huge numbers — but not insignificant numbers either — are giving it earlier or giving more.
    Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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