Antonyms for tantamount

Grammar : Adj

Spell : tan-tuh-mount

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæn təˌmaʊnt

Definition of tantamount

Origin : 1640s, from verbal phrase tant amount "be equivalent" (1620s), from Anglo-French tant amunter "amount to as much" (late 13c.), from Old French tant "as much" (from Latin tantus, from tam "so") + amonter "amount to, go up" (see amount).

adj same

Example sentences :

He did not answer her, for he could not speak at all; but his silence was tantamount to an admission.
Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill

He made a furious gesture, which was tantamount to sending her to the devil.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

It would be tantamount to acknowledging she was for sale but that he hadn't the price.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

The average Republican regarded this message as tantamount to a declaration of war.
Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson

This would not do, said the colonel; it was tantamount to insubordination.
Extract from : « Marion's Faith. » by Charles King

It was tantamount to treason that he should purpose anything else.
Extract from : « Under Fire » by Charles King

It is tantamount to proclaiming that there cannot be too much aristocracy.
Extract from : « The Cult of Incompetence » by Emile Faguet

This is tantamount to proclaiming a form of vassalage—a thing which is not to be tolerated.
Extract from : « The Cult of Incompetence » by Emile Faguet

This was tantamount to a reassertion of the Monroe Doctrine.
Extract from : « A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year » by Edwin Emerson

To go in the car was tantamount to taking the chauffeur into her confidence.
Extract from : « The Sins of Sverac Bablon » by Sax Rohmer

Synonyms for tantamount

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