tantamount (ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt
)
Definitions
adjective
- (postpositive) foll by to as good (as); equivalent in effect (to) ⇒
his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt
Word Origin
C17: basically from Anglo-French tant amunter to amount to as much, from tant so much + amunter to amountUsage examples
Tamsin waited, realizing that what she had just suggested was tantamount to mutiny.
, Death in Fashion (1985)"Their nomination is tantamount to rewarding bigotry", he said.
NME (New Musical Express) (2002)A similar ICRC report, leaked in May, catalogued abuses at Abu Ghraib, some of which it said were " tantamount to torture".
New Zealand Herald (2004)To lose their most influential player would be tantamount to waving the white flag.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Churchill declared before the entire Cabinet that Halifax's mere mention of peace talks was tantamount to high treason.
, THE HITLER-HESS DECEPTION (2003)