anticlimactically
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adverb
C1
property
1
in a disappointingly flat way
in a way that is disappointing because it is not exciting
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] ends/finishes/turns out anticlimactically
Greșeală frecventă:
Don’t confuse anticlimactically (disappointing ending) with climactically (in an exciting, climax-like way).
Sinonime
flatly (Emphasizes a lack of energy or impact.)
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disappointingly (Highlights the feeling of disappointment more directly.)
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limply (Suggests a weak, ineffective ending.)
Antonime
dramatically (In a striking, exciting, or high-impact way.)
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spectacularly (With an especially impressive or exciting effect.)
Colocații
end anticlimactically
|finish anticlimactically
|conclude anticlimactically
|turn out anticlimactically
|anticlimactically, the story ends
|anticlimactically, nothing happened
|anticlimactically, it was over
|somewhat anticlimactically
|rather anticlimactically
|a little anticlimactically
Teme
emotions
|storytelling
|daily_life
|media
Exemple
- After weeks of hype, the product launch ended anticlimactically with a short, glitchy livestream.
- The argument built for hours but resolved anticlimactically when both sides simply got tired and left.
- Everyone expected a big reveal, but anticlimactically it was just a clerical error.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The movie ended anticlimactically.
- The party finished anticlimactically and people went home early.
adverb
formal
C2
property
2
with an anticlimax rhetorical effect
in a way that becomes intentionally less serious at the end
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] puts it anticlimactically / [something] is phrased anticlimactically
Greșeală frecventă:
This rhetorical sense is rarer than the everyday sense (a disappointing ending).
Sinonime
bathetically (More literary; emphasizes a drop from the serious to the trivial.)
Antonime
climactically (Building toward a strongest, most important point.)
Colocații
put it anticlimactically
|phrase it anticlimactically
|end anticlimactically for effect
|anticlimactically undercut
|anticlimactically humorous
Teme
language
|writing
|rhetoric
Exemple
- He described the crisis in grave terms and then, anticlimactically, complained about the coffee.
- The speech ends anticlimactically on purpose, undercutting the grand tone with a small detail.
- The narrator anticlimactically shifts from tragedy to a mundane shopping list for humor.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The writer ends the paragraph anticlimactically for humor.
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Forma de dicționar
anticlimactically
IPA
GB/ˈæntɪklɪməktɪkəli/
US/ˈæntɪklɪməktɪkəli/
Silabe și accent
an - ti - cli - mactic - ally (5 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (an)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: anticlimactically
- Plural: anticlimacticallies
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
anticlimacticallies
noun
Core family
anticlimactic
adjective C1
anticlimax
noun
Expresii
anticlimactically enough
1/ˈæntɪklɪməktɪkəli ɪnˈʌf/
fixed phrase
introduce a disappointing contrast
used to say the result was not exciting as expected
Exemple
- Anticlimactically enough, the treasure turned out to be an old toolbox.
- Anticlimactically enough, the 'secret ingredient' was just salt.
- Anticlimactically enough, the alarm was triggered by a moth.
end anticlimactically
1/ˈɛnd ˈæntɪklɪməktɪkəli/
fixed phrase
have a flat disappointing ending
to finish in a disappointing, not exciting way
Exemple
- The match ended anticlimactically after the referee stopped it because of the rain.
- The mystery ends anticlimactically, with the culprit confessing in a single line.
- Their big plan ended anticlimactically when they realized the office was closed.
finish anticlimactically
1/fˈɪnɪʃ ˈæntɪklɪməktɪkəli/
fixed phrase
finish in a flat way
to finish in a disappointing way
Exemple
- The season finished anticlimactically, with the final game canceled.
- Her presentation started strong but finished anticlimactically when the slides froze.
- The debate finished anticlimactically after both candidates repeated the same points.
rather anticlimactically
1/ɹˈæðɚ ˈæntɪklɪməktɪkəli/
fixed phrase
somewhat disappointingly flat
a little disappointing and not exciting
Exemple
- Rather anticlimactically, the announcement was delayed until next month.
- The episode ends rather anticlimactically, with everyone going to bed.
- Rather anticlimactically, the 'big surprise' was a coupon.
turn out anticlimactically
1/tˈɚn ˈaʊt ˈæntɪklɪməktɪkəli/
fixed phrase
be less exciting than expected
to happen and end up being disappointing
Exemple
- The long-awaited meeting turned out anticlimactically: it lasted five minutes.
- The surprise turned out anticlimactically when everyone guessed it in advance.
- What sounded like a major problem turned out anticlimactically to be a loose cable.