The first half of the movie was captivating, but the ending was anticlimactic.
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Anticlimactic
Synonyms for "anticlimactic" (1 found)
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6 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 8 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 虎頭蛇尾的 /虎头蛇尾的 adj (lacking climax)
Dutch
1 entries- anticlimactisch adj (lacking climax)
Finnish
1 entries- antiklimaattinen adj (lacking climax)
Ido
2 entries- deceptanta adj (lacking climax)
- deceptiva adj (lacking climax)
Japanese
1 entries- 呆気ない adj (lacking climax)
Portuguese
2 entries- anticlimático adj (lacking climax)
- decepcionante adj (lacking climax)
Russian
2 entries- не опра́вдывающий ожида́ний adj (lacking climax)
- разочаро́вывающий adj (lacking climax)
Spanish
2 entries- anticlimático adj (lacking climax)
- decepcionante adj (lacking climax)
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After all the build up, the ending of the story was an anticlimactic letdown.
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