What does anticlimax mean?
Anticlimax means A failed or reverse climax, particularly:.
Anticlimax
/ˈæn.tiˌklaɪ.mæks/ · noun
Meaning
A failed or reverse climax, particularly:.
Example Sentences
Reed, Superba of yore, made a gallant effort to summon the Promethean fire that once burned within him when it was his “listening senates to command,” but his vaunted perorations proved anticlimaces and his oratory a flop.
If the siege of Boston seemed to end in anticlimax, with the sudden retreat of British military forces, the siege of New York City seen from the inside, from under siege, seemed infinitely more portentous: “The Day is Come that in all Probility on which Depends the Salvation of this Countery.”
Synonyms for anticlimax
Antonyms for anticlimax
Related Words
Word Forms
- anticlimaxes
- anti-climax
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for anticlimax?
Common synonyms include bathos.
What is the opposite of anticlimax?
Possible antonyms include climax, cliffhanger, auxesis.
How do you use anticlimax in a sentence?
Reed, Superba of yore, made a gallant effort to summon the Promethean fire that once burned within him when it was his “listening senates to command,” but his vaunted perorations proved anticlimaces and his oratory a flop.
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