as in analogous
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
In reality, their conditions for peace — halting the war Russia started by invading Ukraine in February 2022 — are tantamount to a Ukrainian surrender.
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Keir Simmons, NBC news, 16 May 2025
In this light, losing one’s memory is tantamount to losing one’s sense of self.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Of course the quality, complexity and consistency of the drinks is tantamount.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Listening devices are everywhere; even planning to make a speech, at this point, is tantamount to showing up and waving a blaster on the Senate floor.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 7 May 2025
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Keir Simmons, NBC news, 16 May 2025
In this light, losing one’s memory is tantamount to losing one’s sense of self.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Of course the quality, complexity and consistency of the drinks is tantamount.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Listening devices are everywhere; even planning to make a speech, at this point, is tantamount to showing up and waving a blaster on the Senate floor.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tantamount
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantamount
Adjective
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The work of flattening out three-dimensional sculpture into a two-dimensional painting was analogous to intellectualizing and abstracting Blackness as media became more mobile in the early twentieth century.—
Delinda Collier,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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Together, these provide a wealth of data that any neuroscientist would envy — analogous to a perfect map of a person’s brain, along with separate electrodes to monitor the activity of each neuron.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, no other project of the past half century comes to mind that is comparable to Orozco’s work of the past three decades, with its the complex and contradictory morphologies, operations, materials, and sites.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Setup time should be comparable to that of a standalone instant-pitch screen room, which will also require staking out in windy conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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This argument is similar to those made by Sam Altman, who has argued that OpenAI needs to unveil ChatGPT and other cutting-edge tools as fast as possible in order to show the public the power of the technology.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
31 May 2025
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Lepard begins his story around the introduction of the Federal Reserve in 1913, which followed the introduction of similar monopoly central banks around the world in the late 19th century.—
Nathan Lewis,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.—
Alex Harring,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Echo launches with 43,000 equivalent units shifted, according to Luminate.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Tantamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantamount. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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