[1895–1900; anti + climactic]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, calling card, cutback, neon, slapstick
Examples of 'anticlimactic' in a sentence
anticlimactic
The launch and destruction of the SA-10 SAM site was anticlimactic, almost boring.
Brown, Dale CHAINS OF COMMAND (1993)
As these things tend to be, it was poignant but anticlimactic.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The finale, too, is similar, not least in being anticlimactic.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was a deeply odd and appropriately anticlimactic occasion: an empty shirt moment.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Overall, though, it's still an oddly anticlimactic experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Disappointingly, it is also its high spot, after which things become increasingly anticlimactic.