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tan·ta·mount  (tnt-mount)

adj.

Equivalent in effect or value: a request tantamount to a demand.

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[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.]

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tantamount [ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt]

adj

(postpositive; foll by to) as good (as); equivalent in effect (to) his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt

[basically from Anglo-French tant amunter to amount to as much, from tant so much + amunter to amount]

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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" equivalent equal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"

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tantamount

adjective

tantamount to equivalent to, equal to, as good as, synonymous with, the same as, commensurate with What he was saying was tantamount to heresy.

Translations

tantamount [ˈtæntəmaʊnt] ADJ tantamount to → equivalente a
this is tantamount to a refusal → esto equivale a una negativa

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tantamount [ˈtæntəmaʊnt] adj
to be tantamount to sth → équivaloir à qch

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tantamount

adj to be tantamount to something → einer Sache (dat) → gleichkommen, auf etw (acc) → hinauslaufen

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tantamount [ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt] adj to be tantamount to → equivalere a

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tantamount [ˈtӕntəmaunt]

having the same effect as; equivalent to His silence is tantamount to an admission of guilt. gelyk aan مُساوٍ لِ، مُعادِل لِ равносилен rovný, rovnocenný det samme som gleichbedutend ισοδυναμώ με equivalente a võrdväärne برابر با yhtä kuin équivalent à כָּמוֹהוּ כ- समान, बराबर sličnog, istog značenja; jednake vrijednosti egyenértékű vmivel sama sem má leggja að jöfnu við (e-ð) equivalente ～に等しい (~과) 동등한, 같은 tolygus, prilygstantis līdzvērtīgs sama spt gelijkwaardig det samme som, ensbetydende med równoznaczny z equivalente echi­va­lent cu равносильно (чему-л.) rovný, rovnocenný enakovreden sličnog značenja vara liktydig med เท่ากัน ... ile eş değerde, eşit 相當的 рівносильний; рівноцінний مترادف، مساوي ngang với 相当的