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单词 anticlimactic
释义

anticlimactic

adjective

an·​ti·​cli·​mac·​tic
ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-tik,
-klə-,
ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce anticlimactic (audio)
variants or less commonly anticlimactical
ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-ti-kəl,
ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce anticlimactic (audio)
: of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax
anticlimactically
ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-ti-ti-k(ə-)lē
ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce anticlimactic (audio)
adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The anticlimactic moment over, Benintendi jogged back to the dugout. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022 After narrowly passing the California Senate, the Legislature’s fossil fuel divestment bill met an anticlimactic death in the Assembly. Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022 What actually happened was aggressively anticlimactic. Damon Young, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 Instead, his conclusion feels sloppy, unfocused and anticlimactic, exposing his movie to unwelcome comparisons to the lesser efforts of M. Night Shyamalan, another high-concept writer-director whose career went wobbly. Kyle Smith, WSJ, 21 July 2022 For the actor in question, actually doing the Apple series may seem anticlimactic after seeing his life turned into a wildly joyful 15-minute musical on the spot. Chris Willman, Variety, 18 July 2022 Such optimization made Sunday’s fast times feel a little preordained and—at least for sourpusses like me who resent such hybrid time trial/races—anticlimactic. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 21 Dec. 2020 For many Angelenos though, the loss may be anticlimactic. Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2022 In this context, the trial that begins on May 16 will seem anticlimactic and inconsequential. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 3 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

anticlimactic

adjective

variants also anticlimactical
as in unimportant

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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