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
But selling the store is tantamount to discarding his story.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Winning a primary often is tantamount to winning the general election.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
However, when an organisation like BAFTA, with its own long history of systemic racism, refuses to acknowledge the harm inflicted on both the Black and disabled communities and offer an appropriate apology, remaining involved would be tantamount to condoning its behaviour.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Peace for Rome was tantamount to victory for Rome – or, as in this case, for one of Rome’s strongmen.
—Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Winning a primary often is tantamount to winning the general election.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
However, when an organisation like BAFTA, with its own long history of systemic racism, refuses to acknowledge the harm inflicted on both the Black and disabled communities and offer an appropriate apology, remaining involved would be tantamount to condoning its behaviour.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Peace for Rome was tantamount to victory for Rome – or, as in this case, for one of Rome’s strongmen.
—Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantamount
Adjective
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What’s going on there is analogous to what the oil business did in Houston and Dallas.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, in star-forming regions such as the Trifid, the radiation sculpts the nebulosity in a way that is somewhat analogous to how wind sculpts rocks in the desert.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And, no doubt, women in the original 1920s audience presumably had comparable lustful desires as the pair on stage; this was hardly the only Coward comedy of its era to be used for foreplay.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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And, no doubt, women in the original 1920s audience presumably had comparable lustful desires as the pair on stage.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The administration’s own projections show a $23 billion gap between income and outgo for 2026-27 and similar gaps for the following two years if nothing is done.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Many assume its American branch is a similar money pit.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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After a faulty cooling system was left to disrepair, rising temperatures resulted in an explosion with the equivalent force of 70-100 tons of TNT.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Winners of the four elite races (men’s and women’s runners and the equivalent wheelchair athletes) receive $55,000 (£40,800).—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Tantamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantamount. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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