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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
Passage of this resolution was tantamount to acquiescence by Congress, granting the president the authority to respond militarily by sending thousands of troops to fight in Vietnam.
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Richard Cherwitz, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Taking part in this nefarious activity is tantamount to an armed attack, the administration says.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
In a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday, the pope said refusing to help the poor and strangers was tantamount to rejecting God himself.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
The rap world came to interpret this as tantamount to snitching, a violation of a sacred rule in the streets.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
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Richard Cherwitz, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Taking part in this nefarious activity is tantamount to an armed attack, the administration says.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
In a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday, the pope said refusing to help the poor and strangers was tantamount to rejecting God himself.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
The rap world came to interpret this as tantamount to snitching, a violation of a sacred rule in the streets.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantamount
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Psychologist William Anthony, a pioneer of psychiatric rehabilitation, described the purpose and values of this approach as analogous to physical rehabilitation.—
Adrienne Lapidos,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
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The situation is roughly analogous to tracking the credit card payments used to pay for a car’s fuel.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Fat burning is likely comparable between intermittent fasting and the keto diet, but intermittent fasting may be more sustainable in the long term.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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Chalamet previously won the comparable category at the Golden Globes, but Jordan's Actor Awards win signaled a potential repeat victory at the Oscars.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Residents describe the smell as a harsh chemical paint smell, similar to the smell in a nail salon.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The city checks for duplicate names, similar-sounding names, spelling conflicts, and anything that could slow down or confuse an emergency response.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Musk outlined a bold target of generating a terawatt—equivalent to one million megawatts—of compute capacity annually.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Tantamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantamount. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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