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also anticlimactical
as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of anticlimactic
So how could a movie so hellbent on excitement feel so anticlimactic by its end?
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Kelnar ended things again in the fifth inning, drawing a walk to trigger the run-rule in an anticlimactic fashion.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Also, psilocybin may be headed for approval despite mildly anticlimactic remission rates, and Ocular’s wet AMD drug does .
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
Instead, the team of slightly younger Americans routed the team of slightly older Americans in an anticlimactic finale.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Kelnar ended things again in the fifth inning, drawing a walk to trigger the run-rule in an anticlimactic fashion.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Also, psilocybin may be headed for approval despite mildly anticlimactic remission rates, and Ocular’s wet AMD drug does .
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
Instead, the team of slightly younger Americans routed the team of slightly older Americans in an anticlimactic finale.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlimactic
Adjective
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There’s no unimportant royal gossip, apparently.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
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If however, we were often criticized and made to feel unimportant, our self-talk may be more negative.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Where the Parallels Still Matter Despite these differences, the similarities are not trivial.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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A hill of beans isn't so trivial anymore.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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But normalization doesn’t mean something is medically insignificant.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 May 2026
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This is not insignificant and seems to represent a notable source of commercial uncertainty in American agriculture.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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