Opposite of the climax, usually dramatic, of a gradual increase
“Internet hoaxers produced a four-day long buildup to the biggest software-based anticlimax ever.”
Opposite of a gradual increase in something
“To tell the truth, this decrescendo of applause, at the third movement of your Symphony, surprises me greatly.”
Opposite of the most intense or highest point of an experience or of a series of events
Opposite of an increase in severity or intensity
(intransitive) Opposite of to become larger in size or degree
“As the number of autocracies in the world began to decline in the late 1980s, the number of anocracies began to increase.”
(of a sound) Opposite of to become louder or higher in pitch
“His anger dissipated and his tone would gradually hush as he calmed down.”
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