Synonyms of anticlimax

anticlimax

noun

as in epilogue

a dull or disappointing ending or result

The last chapter of the book was an anticlimax.

Related Words

• epilogue
• coda
• aftermath
• postscript
• ending
• finale
• climax
• endgame
• conclusion
• consummation
• windup
• finis
• closing
• finish
• capper
• culmination
• crescendo
• end
• pinnacle
• zenith
• grand finale
• close
• apex
• wrap-up
• homestretch
• summit
• capstone
• peak
• acme
• high-water mark
• meridian
• top
• mop-up
• crown
• tip-top
• tail end
• copestone
• shank
• tag end
• coup de grâce

Dissimilar Words

• introduction
• prelude
• overture
• prologue
• preface
• preamble
• beginning
• foreword
• start
• opening
• dawn
• baseline
• day one
• nascence
• nascency

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of anticlimax

The sense of anticlimax is crushing. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026

The lore around an alien cover-up could set expectations high for the new release—and, possibly, yield yet another anticlimax in the absence of clear evidence. — Becky Ferreira, Wired News, 9 Mar. 2026

For a notorious 2006 exhibition at Maureen Paley in London, Violette took the anticlimax of belatedness as his subject, engineering a spectacle of frustrated anticipation. — Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026

In each of these hunts, the anticlimax of the stalk is tempered by awe at the animal’s anatomy. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025