Synonyms of tantamount

tantamount

adjective

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.

Related Words

• analogous
• comparable
• similar
• equivalent
• akin
• such
• related
• like
• resembling
• virtual
• corresponding
• parallel
• kin
• matching
• resemblant
• alike
• identical
• relatable
• close
• commensurate
• cognate
• proportionate
• synonymous
• correspondent
• connate
• equal
• suchlike
• same
• ditto
• allied
• consistent
• congenial
• conforming
• kindred
• approaching
• redundant
• congeneric
• interchangeable
• indistinguishable
• conformable
• duplicate
• consonant
• connatural
• me-too
• coincident
• twin
• coextensive
• fungible
• uniform
• entire
• substitutable
• congenerous
• approximating
• homogeneous
• unvarying
• selfsame
• homogenous
• unchanging
• unvaried

Dissimilar Words

• distinct
• various
• distinguishable
• disparate
• variable
• varying
• varied
• inaccurate
• nonequivalent
• noninterchangeable
• unrelated
• inexact
• imprecise
• different
• unlike
• dissimilar
• unconnected
• diverse
• unakin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tantamount

Alumni affairs could play a role here, communicating that campus recruitment is tantamount to making a donation, running campaigns to solicit recruitment by alumni companies, and helping manage the process for alums. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Or return to a nation so overwhelmed by gang violence and poverty that some feel deportation is tantamount to a death sentence. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

For the military-minded, this is tantamount to not being able to control the skies. — Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026

In these deep-blue areas, Democratic primary victories are tantamount to winning the election. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 July 2026

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