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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
To not oblige would be tantamount to confirming their fears that what had happened to me was the worst possible thing.
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Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
But selling the store is tantamount to discarding his story.
—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
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Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
But selling the store is tantamount to discarding his story.
—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
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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
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In comparable territory, The Outsiders keeps things earnest, and even Stranger Things, for all its loopiness, plays its baby-monster antihero story tragic and straight.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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The legislation also includes the implementation of a public online database displaying information on DCF’s performance comparable to federal standards and additional mandatory training for DCF employees.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Kirsten Kelly-Vargas and her husband, Gary, felt a similar urgency to acquire the proper attire for the occasion.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Paller tried a similar experiment in 2009, this time using sound.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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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 2 May. 2026.
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