as in analogous
equal to something in value, meaning, or effect
His statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt. They see any criticism of the President as tantamount to treason.
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Recent Examples of tantamount
The rap world came to interpret this as tantamount to snitching, a violation of a sacred rule in the streets.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu | Getty Images There are, however, concerns over the legal ramifications and the potential retaliation from Moscow; Russia’s security council chief warned last week that using Russian assets would be tantamount to a justification for war.
—Holly Ellyatt,dan Murphy, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
The initial 28-point draft plan that emerged from Witkoff's conversations with Russian officials was criticized by Ukraine and its European allies as tantamount to capitulation to Moscow.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
In celebrity circles, that’s tantamount to a declaration.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Nov. 2025
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu | Getty Images There are, however, concerns over the legal ramifications and the potential retaliation from Moscow; Russia’s security council chief warned last week that using Russian assets would be tantamount to a justification for war.
—Holly Ellyatt,dan Murphy, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
The initial 28-point draft plan that emerged from Witkoff's conversations with Russian officials was criticized by Ukraine and its European allies as tantamount to capitulation to Moscow.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
In celebrity circles, that’s tantamount to a declaration.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantamount
Adjective
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The story positions the protagonist’s work as analogous to nurturing a child.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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The international sphere faces analogous pressures.—
Klaus Schwab,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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Unlike 1979, when much of the clergy united behind Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini against the Shah, today’s clerical establishment has no comparable unanimity.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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By brand, comparable sales for the eight weeks versus the same year-ago quarter saw its Journeys Group gain 12 percent.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The housing nonprofit completed a similar project, the 71-unit Casa Paloma, less than a block away in 2022, and has apartment complexes under development in Anaheim, Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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If Maye protects the ball better in Denver, similar results should follow.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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My research explores how well-meaning, but draconian, efforts to correct the abusive opioid prescription promotion practices of drug companies were followed by a nationwide explosion of overdoses from illicit opioids, again in the absence of equivalent efforts to make opioid treatment available.—
Charles LeBaron,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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In Syria, an equivalent system existed under the Assad dynasty, in which rural Alawites (a heterodox sect that emerged from Shiism) dominated the security agencies that policed a Sunni majority.—
Elizabeth Tsurkov,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Tantamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantamount. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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