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tantamount

UK
/ˈtæntəmaʊnt/
US
/ˈtæntəmaʊnt/

Translations

tantamountadjective
UK
/ˈtæntəmaʊnt/
US
/ˈtæntəmaʊnt/
Typically used postpositively in the fixed phrase 'tantamount to'; generally not gradable.
équivalentDans la construction « tantamount to ».
His silence was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
Son silence était équivalent à un aveu de culpabilité.
Synonyms
equivalent
equal
comparable
identical
alike
tantamountnoun
tantamounts
pl
UK
/ˈtæn.tə.maʊnt/
US
/ˈtæn.təˌmaʊnt/
Archaic or rare: ‘an equivalent; something that amounts to the same’.

Definitions

tantamountadjective
Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
His silence was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
tantamountnoun
Something that is equivalent to something else; an equivalent.
The proposal was considered a mere tantamount of the original treaty.
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