tantamount
IPA: tˈæntʌmaʊnt
noun
- (obsolete) Something which has the same value or amount (as something else). (attributive use passing into adjective, below)
verb
- (obsolete) To amount to as much; to be equivalent.
adjective
- Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.
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Examples of "tantamount" in Sentences
- It is tantamount to deleting the tag.
- It's not tantamount to the same thing.
- Removing the image is tantamount to censorship.
- It is tantamount to the deletion of the article itself.
- That is tantamount to the concept of freedom in a cage.
- The rest of it is tantamount to character assasination.
- The provision of references is a tantamount foundation of Wikipedia.
- Catharsis is tantamount, in this narcissistic dramaturgy, to self annulment.
- Deliberately falsifying the content of the article is tantamount to vandalism.
- The founding of the empire was tantamount to a restoration of the old monarchy.
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