anticlimactic

[an-tee-klahy-mak-tik, -kluh-, an-tahy-]

adjective

1. of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.

Other Word Forms

• anticlimactically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of anticlimactic¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; anti + climactic

Example Sentences

Even if the case ended in an “anticlimactic” fashion, Contreras said that “there has been some accountability” since jurors saw videos of Los Angeles Police Department officers using excessive force against Singh and others.

From Los Angeles Times

That was the highly anticlimactic ending for me.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s an anticlimactic return that feels more intended to scrub the remaining tarnish from her image than it does to induct her back into Vanderpump’s fold.

From Salon

Only two of those spots remain unclaimed, but that hardly makes this Decision Day anticlimactic.

From Los Angeles Times

It will feel anticlimactic, and for good reason.

From Los Angeles Times

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