# anticlimactic

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #72,088

## Definitions
1. Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.

## Etymology
From anti- + climactic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anticlimactic