Synonyms of anticlimactic

anticlimactic

adjective

variants also anticlimactical

as in unimportant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unimportant
• trivial
• insignificant
• inconsequential
• noncritical
• indecisive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• climactic
• apocalyptic
• climacteric
• highest
• culminating
• high
• crowning
• apocalyptical
• apical
• meridian
• crucial
• critical
• fateful
• life-and-death
• life-or-death
• crestal
• vital
• crossover
• apogean

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of anticlimactic

That scene takes a moralistic, anticlimactic turn — as does the movie itself, which goes to a lot of trouble to diagnose an institutional problem only to propose an individual solution. —Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025

In the theatre, though, peals of laughter drowned out Melton’s cries and the scene’s devastatingly anticlimactic end. —Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025

Without going into spoilers, Yasuke’s conclusion is satisfying, but Naoe’s is more anticlimactic. —George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025

If the famous pistol scene feels a bit anticlimactic, the end of the play distills a shattering feeling of longing for something long lost. —Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025