anticlimax

In 2017, the Lions and New Zealand shared the series after the deciding third Test finished 15-15, with captain Sam Warburton saying it was "a bit of an anticlimax for the players".

There have been mixed reviews of the concert with Pulp guitarist Mark Webber telling BBC 6 Music describing the show as "a slight anticlimax".

Obviously, another book at this time about exactly the same subject would be a sad anticlimax!

At last to the closing ceremony: It was almost by definition an anticlimax, given that the games were over — if not yet “officially” over — and every race had been run, if only just barely.

Until Friday, at least, the cable news coverage of the first criminal trial of a former president carried a hint of anticlimax.