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anticlimactic

[an-tee-klahy-mak-tik, -kluh-, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti klaɪˈmæk tɪk, -klə-, ˌæn taɪ- /




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For those who don’t follow industry shenanigans too closely, this result seemed to land as a bit of an anticlimactic “Who?”

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

Even the announcement of the Ashes squad was an anticlimactic foreshadowing of things to come.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

So dynamic and so boisterous is the experience of the entrance that the rest of the building cannot help but feel anticlimactic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Unlike the dramatic muscle work that had come before, this was neutral, a bit anticlimactic.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Compared with Thomas Midgley’s colorful contributions to the march of progress, Patterson’s discovery of the age of the Earth feels more than a touch anticlimactic.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson