as in epilogue
a dull or disappointing ending or result
The last chapter of the book was an anticlimax.
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Recent Examples of anticlimax
When the cousins leave the tour to find the house where their grandmother grew up, they are headed for an anticlimax.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
But the measures that Beijing’s economic planning agency announced this week proved to be an anticlimax — the trillions of yuan that observers were hoping would be revealed never materialized.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
With Ramos’ catch evoking memories of Mays’ greatest play, the Giants turned an anticlimax into a thriller.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
After months of high-profile proceedings in the lower courts – at one point the medication, mifepristone, was on the verge of being pulled from the market entirely – the case ended in a judicial anticlimax.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2024
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
But the measures that Beijing’s economic planning agency announced this week proved to be an anticlimax — the trillions of yuan that observers were hoping would be revealed never materialized.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
With Ramos’ catch evoking memories of Mays’ greatest play, the Giants turned an anticlimax into a thriller.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
After months of high-profile proceedings in the lower courts – at one point the medication, mifepristone, was on the verge of being pulled from the market entirely – the case ended in a judicial anticlimax.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlimax
epilogue
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Though its epilogue shows how much the Front Man came to sympathize with Gi-hun’s perspective—that people are worth saving—Squid Game ends with one more surprise to highlight the tournament’s savagery.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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Entwistle’s film does in fact have one as well, but test screenings prompted him to add an epilogue, one that includes a surprise cameo that is discussed later on in this interview’s brief spoiler section.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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“Anticlimax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimax. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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