The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BATHOS which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2010.
Anticlimax crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BATHOS | 55 % | 6 |
| LETDOWN | 36 % | 7 |
| NONEVENT | 9 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Anticlimax
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bathos
- anticlimactic
- anticlimatic
- denouement
- anticlimactically
- climax
- denouements
- elation
- disappointment
- letdown
- cliffhanger
- momentousness
Crossword Answer definitions
BATHOS noun- Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
- Depth.
- (the arts) Risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to
- (the arts) The ironic use of such failure for satiric or humorous effect.
- A nadir, a low point particularly in one's career.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result BATHOS
- Schmaltz
- Mawkishness
- Sappiness
- Sentimentalism
- Anticlimax
- False emotion, à la the weepy soap opera.
- Mawkish emotion.
- Strained pathetic effect.
- Anticlimax.
- Sentimentality.
More clues leading to the result LETDOWN
- Disillusionment
- Disappointment ... and a hint to four puzzle answers
- Disappointment.
- Disappointment: Colloq.
- Slow up.
- Anticlimax.
- Relaxation.
- Disappoint
- Disappointment
- Anticlimax