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tantamount
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tan·ta·mount  (tnt-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
(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]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
equal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"

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 toequivalente a
this is tantamount to a refusalesto equivale a una negativa

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

tantamount
adj to be tantamount to somethingeiner Sache (dat)gleichkommen, auf etw (acc)hinauslaufen

tantamount [ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt] adj to be tantamount toequivalere a

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 değerde, eşit 相當的 рівносильний; рівноцінний مترادف، مساوي ngang với


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