anticlimax

Noun

Meaning

A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bathos fall failure decline drop comparison collapse descent blow analogy disappointment frustration downfall disappointing allegory
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

climax cliffhanger acme apogee crown conqueror
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

end close fall ending conclusion closing

Related terms

anticlimactic

Examples

A man is entitled to only one great passion in a lifetime. Whether it's music or a profession or a woman, everything else pales in its afterglow. The searing shock so changes one's chemistry that if the object is lost, the experience can never be repeated. Only anticlimax remains. Jack McDevitt

Achievement brings its own anticlimax. Maya Angelou

When I was six I had a chicken that walked backward and was in the Pathe News. I was in it too with the chicken. I was just there to assist the chicken but it was the high point in my life. Everything since has been anticlimax. Flannery O’Connor

the anticlimax of a brilliant career Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

anticlimactic anticlimactical anticlimactically anticlimb anticlimbing anticlinal