anticlimactic
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7.3
- adjective
- /ˌæn.tɪ.klaɪˈmæktɪk/
:
decepcionante
- I expected an intense finale, but the resolution felt anticlimactic and left many questions unanswered.
- seem anticlimactic
If we got to trial, it was anticlimactic because they didn't put on near a good a show as we did.
- If we got to trial, it was anticlimactic because they didn't put on near a good a show as we did.
- They probably are a little bit crestfallen that after all of this, that they're at a point where it's somewhat anticlimactic.
Examples
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To most, this anticlimactic end seemed inconsequential.
Academic text (2011) -
After the wild taxi onto the field, her first solo takeoff was anticlimactic.
Fiction book (1994) -
Pretty anticlimactic, if you ask me.
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The end result and picture to me was anticlimactic, but it's time to move on.
Blog text (4) -
Her death seems anticlimactic after all this time.
Fiction book (2000) -
That seems a little anticlimactic.
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I'm sorry, but that ending is... anticlimactic.
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So there it is, folks, the anticlimactic ending to the I-ate-horse story.
Blog text (24) -
It's probably a bit anticlimactic, but I'm really the sum of small acts and subtleties.
Blog text (7) -
It's kind of anticlimactic.
Synonyms
190
1.4
Not as good as you expected or hoped
12
4.4
Less impressive or exciting than you expect
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4.2
Having no strong emotion and not exciting
Less exciting than expected after a big build up
Antonyms
How Anticlimactic
Surface Forms
Morphology
anticlimactic = anticlimax (semi-transparent) = anti + climact + ic
The adjective is built from 'anticlimax' with '-ic', but the stem change and specialized evaluative sense make it only partly predictable for learners.
Etymology
The word anticlimactic is made from anti- meaning 'against' and climax meaning 'peak' or the most exciting part, like in the word climb. So, if something is anticlimactic it is like the 'opposite of the peak' and feels less exciting than you expected.