Anticlimactic Definition

antiklīmaktik
anti-climactic
adjective
Of, having, or like an anticlimax.
Webster's New World

Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.

After all the build up, the ending of the story was an anticlimactic letdown.
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Synonyms:
  • anticlimactical
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Anticlimactic Sentence Examples

  • And like a lot of people, I was rather disappointed - it was almost anticlimactic.

  • Although the rest of his career proved somewhat anticlimactic, the reputation of his Voyages has never faded.

  • They do stop, but First Contact ends up being rather anticlimactic.

  • The Dance Of The Dead is a gripping slice of drama, which is let down by a slightly anticlimactic resolution.

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