Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.
After all the build up, the ending of the story was an anticlimactic letdown.
Related words
- Other spellings
- anticlimactical
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| anticlimactic | rising | |
| bathetic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- bathetic