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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTICLIMACTIC

anticlimactic  [ˌæntɪklaɪˈmæktɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTICLIMACTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anticlimactic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ANTICLIMACTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of anticlimactic in the English dictionary

The definition of anticlimactic in the dictionary is disappointing or ineffective.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTICLIMACTIC


anaphylactic
ˌænəfɪˈlæktɪk
atactic
eɪˈtæktɪk
autodidactic
ˌɔːtəʊdaɪˈdæktɪk
chemotactic
ˌkɛməʊˈtæktɪk
chiropractic
ˌkaɪrəˈpræktɪk
climactic
klaɪˈmæktɪk
didactic
dɪˈdæktɪk
extragalactic
ˌɛkstrəɡəˈlæktɪk
galactic
ɡəˈlæktɪk
intergalactic
ˌɪntəɡəˈlæktɪk
isotactic
ˌaɪsəʊˈtæktɪk
lactic
ˈlæktɪk
practic
ˈpræktɪk
prophylactic
ˌprɒfɪˈlæktɪk
stereotactic
ˌstɛrɪəˈtæktɪk
subclimactic
ˌsʌbklaɪˈmæktɪk
syndiotactic
ˌsɪndɪəʊˈtæktɪk
syntactic
sɪnˈtæktɪk
tactic
ˈtæktɪk
thigmotactic
ˌθɪɡməˈtæktɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTICLIMACTIC

anticivic
anticivism
anticize
antick
anticke
anticlassical
anticlastic
anticlerical
anticlericalism
anticlimactical
anticlimactically
anticlimax
anticlinal
anticline
anticling
anticlinoria
anticlinorium
anticlockwise
anticlotting
anticly

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTICLIMACTIC

apractic
arctic
ataractic
chemoprophylactic
delaying tactic
emphractic
heliotactic
hydrotactic
hypallactic
hypotactic
intragalactic
malolactic
metagalactic
nondidactic
parallactic
paratactic
phototactic
phylactic
phyllotactic
stalactic
undidactic

Synonyms and antonyms of anticlimactic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «anticlimactic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTICLIMACTIC

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The translations of anticlimactic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anticlimactic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虎头蛇尾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decepcionante
570 millions of speakers

English

anticlimactic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

anticlimactic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منحدر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разочаровывающим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anticlímax
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

anticlimactic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décevant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antiklimaktik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

enttäuschend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

期待外れの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

복잡하지 않다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anticlimactic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

anticlimactic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

anticlimactic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Anticlimactic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anticlimactic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deludente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

anticlimactic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розчаровує
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anticlimactic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

anticlimactic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

anticlimactic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anticlimactic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anticlimactic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anticlimactic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTICLIMACTIC»

The term «anticlimactic» is regularly used and occupies the 56.667 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTICLIMACTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anticlimactic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTICLIMACTIC»

Discover the use of anticlimactic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anticlimactic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Urban High School Students and the Challenge of Access: Many ...
It was sort of anticlimactic. Indeed, a surprise! I never knew that it would be a test day. I am very sorry that it was a waste of your time. Oh, by the way, I scored high on the essay test. I hope I did not waste to much of your time on Wednesday.
William G. Tierney, Julia E. Colyar, 2009
2
Anticlimactic
Utilizing the Technique of Collaboration, this CHAPBook's a Mixture of Short Writing and Clip Art.
Mark Sonnenfeld, 2005
3
Garner's Modern American Usage
The best antidote to this problem is to become a stickler for orderly presentation and to develop an abiding empathy for the reader. Anticipatory Subjects. See expletives. anticlimactic is the correct form. ✳Anticlimatic is a solecism (referring ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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Effective Listening
Anticlimactic An anticlimactic structure moves from the specific to the general. A common example of this structure is the speaker who states a final claim or conclusion and then cites supporting data to back it up. Anticlimactic structures can ...
Chris Battell, 2006
5
Poetic Closure: A Study of How Poems End
However, if I were to complete the series with a different sort of statement, something like "I'll give you a nickel," it would be anticlimactic not in the sense that it followed a climax but that it interrupted an apparent approach to one, displacing it ...
Barbara Herrnstein Smith, 1968
6
Teaching for Tomorrow: Teaching Content and Problem-Solving ...
The key is to follow the design, using it as a blueprint for doing the work. Students often remark that doing the actual work on a project is anticlimactic. In many ways , this is how it should be, because the critical thinking ought to be done in the ...
Ted McCain, 2005
7
Michael Haneke's Cinema: The Ethic of the Image
Once more, tension is built up to an anticlimactic moment, but in this case it is not an anticlimax of narrative, but one of form: we do not see the killing, but hear the gun go off and the screams that follow, while the camera remains in the kitchen ...
Catherine Wheatley, 2013
8
Divided Loyalties: The Liberal Party of Canada, 1984-2008
Anticlimactic. Convention. The Liberal Party's national biennial convention of November 2003 was actually three separate events: a tribute to the departing leader, the culmination of a fifteen-month leadership race with the crowning of the heir ...
Brooke Jeffrey, 2010
9
Schemas of the Prince
... that will be followed by a varied intermission until the next premier. Anticlimactic. Volumes Silence; for there are no words to describe truth. I almost lost my life; just for the show Most assuredly by all means I was positively on a. 26 Anticlimactic.
Jammie T. Sanks, 2012
10
Inventing the Job of President: Leadership Style from George ...
CHAPTER. 5. The. Anticlimactic. Presidency. of. James. Madison. My sensations for many months past have intimated to me not to expect a long or healthy life. — James Madison to William Bradford, November 9, 1772 There are two methods ...
Fred I. Greenstein, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTICLIMACTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anticlimactic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
“True Detective” recap: A redemption, a murder, a rescue and a …
Last night's episode delivers a little more concrete storytelling than the first two episodes, but it does so in a curiously anticlimactic way. Starting ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
UNC's Jamie Loeb claims Hunt 2015 $25K Women's Tennis Classic …
The actual end was almost anticlimactic, almost as if the fizz had gone from the bottle, as if all the air had slipped from the balloon. «El Paso Times, Jul 15»
3
Stephen King Audiobook 'Drunken Fireworks' Fizzles
While the ramping up of the recreational arms race lends the story a certain inherent rising action, it also sets King up for an anticlimactic finish ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
4
At Wimbledon, Venus vs. Serena Williams brings back old memories
But Serena clobbered her, 7-6 (3), 6-2, in an anticlimactic final that seemed to deflate Venus's entire career. Going into that match, Venus ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Samir Nasri Would Not Be Welcome At Arsenal
... a pulse that can kick the ball hard, Nasri is not always the first choice and aside from a good 2013-14 season, he has been fairly anticlimactic. «Pain In The Arsenal, Jul 15»
6
Micromax Canvas Knight 2: The Knight's lacklustre armour
... the Micromax Canvas Knight 2 for the first time sets a precedent for an amazing discovery only to present the user with an anticlimactic twist. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
7
Forsberg, Jornet rewrite Mount Marathon record book; Ostrander …
“It's a bit anticlimactic,” Ostrander, 18, said of breaking Pease's record but losing to Forsberg. “She beat me by two or three minutes.” Spencer ... «Kenai Peninsula Online, Jul 15»
8
'Play never over' for Braves shortstop Simmons
Gonzalez called it the “play of the game” the next day but didn't appreciate it in the moment because of the anticlimactic nature of the replay ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
9
Wimbledon 2015: Marin Cilic takes down John Isner in marathon …
Isner's Wimbledon run came to an anticlimactic end when both players resumed play Saturday on Court 1. Cilic needed only two games and ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
10
QUICK SILVER
The way it was decided was anticlimactic — the scorching sun heating the track past its optimum and making the final runs of both drivers ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Anticlimactic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/anticlimactic>. Apr 2024 ».
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