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Synonyms & Antonyms of tantamount
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.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for tantamount
- akin,
- alike,
- analogous,
- cognate,
- comparable,
- connate,
- correspondent,
- corresponding,
- ditto,
- like,
- matching,
- parallel,
- resemblant,
- resembling,
- similar,
- such,
- suchlike
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for tantamount
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“Tantamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantamount. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021.
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