variants
or less commonly anticlimactical
ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-ti-kəl,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax
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By Rebecca Schneid July 7, 2024 1:49 PM EDT
Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, shared an encouraging message to Andy Murray after his Wimbledon career came to an anticlimactic end.
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 7 July 2024
The revelation of Johnny Guitar as the film that topped the poll is therefore anticlimactic, because IndieWire copies the same stupid feminist prejudice as Sight and Sound magazine’s decadal poll, which foisted Jeanne Dielman on us as the greatest film of all time.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 July 2024
Everything that follows that masterful sequence — which isn’t a lot — is anticlimactic, but that’s OK.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 June 2024
The lack of fireworks in IATSE negotiations, compared to the high drama of last year’s negotiations with the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, also makes the formal news of the tentative agreement somewhat anticlimactic.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 June 2024
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 7 July 2024
The revelation of Johnny Guitar as the film that topped the poll is therefore anticlimactic, because IndieWire copies the same stupid feminist prejudice as Sight and Sound magazine’s decadal poll, which foisted Jeanne Dielman on us as the greatest film of all time.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 July 2024
Everything that follows that masterful sequence — which isn’t a lot — is anticlimactic, but that’s OK.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 June 2024
The lack of fireworks in IATSE negotiations, compared to the high drama of last year’s negotiations with the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, also makes the formal news of the tentative agreement somewhat anticlimactic.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 June 2024
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticlimactic. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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