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tantamount
tan·ta·mount T0040200 (tăn′tə-mount′)adj. Equivalent in effect or value: a request tantamount to a demand.
[From obsolete tantamount, an equivalent, from Anglo-Norman tant amunter, to amount to as much : tant, so much, so great (from Latin tantum, neuter of tantus, from tam, so; see to- in Indo-European roots) + amunter, to amount to, variant of Old French amonter; see amount.]tantamount (ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt) adj (foll by: to) as good (as); equivalent in effect (to): his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt. [C17: basically from Anglo-French tant amunter to amount to as much, from tant so much + amunter to amount]tan•ta•mount (ˈtæn təˌmaʊnt)
adj. equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification: an insult tantamount to a slap in the face. [1635–45; < Anglo-French tant amunter or Italian tanto montare to amount to as much] paramount, tantamount - Paramount means "primary, top," and tantamount means "equivalent to, same as"; paramount first meant "highest in jurisdiction."See also related terms for highest.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | tantamount - being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"equivalentequal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" |
tantamountadjectivetantamount to equivalent to, equal to, as good as, synonymous with, the same as, commensurate with What he was saying was tantamount to heresy.tantamountadjectiveAgreeing exactly in value, quantity, or effect:equal, equivalent, even, identical, same.Idioms: on a par, one and the same.Translationstantamount (ˈtӕntəmaunt) : tantamount to having the same effect as; equivalent to. His silence is tantamount to an admission of guilt. 相當的 相当的tantamount
Synonyms for tantamountphrase tantamount toSynonyms- equivalent to
- equal to
- as good as
- synonymous with
- the same as
- commensurate with
Synonyms for tantamountadj agreeing exactly in value, quantity, or effectSynonyms- equal
- equivalent
- even
- identical
- same
Synonyms for tantamountadj being essentially equal to somethingSynonymsRelated Words |