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
- And it was this move, Rob, that North Korea called tantamount to a declaration of war.
- He was received with flawless, cold courtesy—the “ceremonious civility” which Washington had once described as tantamount to incivility.
- It began when the band refused permission for their music to be covered by the Glee cast, which they described as tantamount to "selling out".
- I consider the regime's retreat in the matter of women's political participation-which at one point it called tantamount to prostitution-an extremely positive point.
- He faced a wave of criticism for saying Monday that Texas would treat Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke "ugly" if he pursues more stimulus -- an action he described as tantamount to treason.
- One of the McCain campaign's chief assaults on Barack Obama is that McCain is insisting that the troops return only after "victory" in Iraq, while Obama refuses to use that word -- a position the McCain forces describe as tantamount to wanting to lose.
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