Tantamount

/ˈtæntəmaʊnt/
adjective

Equivalent in seriousness or significance.

The evidence was tantamount to a conviction.
Visual representation of "tantamount" - Equivalent in seriousness or significance.

Often appears as...

  • tantamount to treason
  • tantamount to murder

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adjective

Equivalent in seriousness or significance.

The evidence was tantamount to a conviction.
Visual representation of "tantamount" - Equivalent in seriousness or significance.

Often appears as...

  • tantamount to treason
  • tantamount to murder

Usage tips

Formal

Academic

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Grave Consequences

Use 'tantamount' to describe actions with severe outcomes as if they are equal.

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Ignoring the evacuation order was tantamount to risking their lives.
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Serious Allegations

'Tantamount' often precedes a very serious accusation or charge in discussions.

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His betrayal was tantamount to sabotage against the company.
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Implicit Comparison

'Tantamount' implies a comparison, indicating two things are virtually the same in effect.

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For a public figure, silence is tantamount to consent.
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Grave Consequences

Use 'tantamount' to describe actions with severe outcomes as if they are equal.

Illustration for Grave Consequences
Ignoring the evacuation order was tantamount to risking their lives.
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Serious Allegations

'Tantamount' often precedes a very serious accusation or charge in discussions.

Illustration for Serious Allegations
His betrayal was tantamount to sabotage against the company.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Implicit Comparison

'Tantamount' implies a comparison, indicating two things are virtually the same in effect.

Illustration for Implicit Comparison
For a public figure, silence is tantamount to consent.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Grave Consequences

Use 'tantamount' to describe actions with severe outcomes as if they are equal.

Illustration for Grave Consequences
Ignoring the evacuation order was tantamount to risking their lives.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Serious Allegations

'Tantamount' often precedes a very serious accusation or charge in discussions.

Illustration for Serious Allegations
His betrayal was tantamount to sabotage against the company.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Implicit Comparison

'Tantamount' implies a comparison, indicating two things are virtually the same in effect.

Illustration for Implicit Comparison
For a public figure, silence is tantamount to consent.
Visual representation of the word "Tantamount"

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Video examples

What did dogs teach...

But despite the disease being known, a diagnosis of diabetes in a human patient would remain tantamount to a death sentence until the early 20th century, its causes unknown. What changed this dire situation was the help of humanity's longtime animal

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Militant atheism PIPE...

because they expose the lie that evolutionism is, as a matter of fact, tantamount to atheism. People like me, on the other hand, rock the boat.

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What did dogs teach...

But despite the disease being known, a diagnosis of diabetes in a human patient would remain tantamount to a death sentence until the early 20th century, its causes unknown. What changed this dire situation was the help of humanity's longtime animal

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Militant atheism PIPE...

because they expose the lie that evolutionism is, as a matter of fact, tantamount to atheism. People like me, on the other hand, rock the boat.

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Emma Hayes

English Businesswoman

Football as a profession has a responsibility to modernize. The hope is - if you look at the top organizations in any top professions - you will see that having balance in the workplace is tantamount to successful environments.
Portrait of Emma Hayes

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Linda Colley

British Historian

The argument that any income redistribution is tantamount to socialism, and that socialism has always been unAmerican, has helped legitimise keeping taxes on America's very wealthy very low.
Portrait of Linda Colley

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Sidney Poitier

American Actor

I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people.
Portrait of Sidney Poitier

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Keith O'Brien

Scottish Clergyman

To increase aid to the Pakistan government when religious freedom is not upheld is tantamount to an anti-Christian foreign policy.
Portrait of Keith O'Brien

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Meltem Demirors

Security is tantamount in the world of digital currencies, and rapid growth puts the security of the entire ecosystem at risk.
Portrait of Meltem Demirors

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Harry Kroto

English Scientist

Saying that we should stop nanoscience is tantamount to saying we should stop science.
Portrait of Harry Kroto

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Herbert Croly

American Author

In Jefferson's mind democracy was tantamount to extreme individualism.
Portrait of Herbert Croly

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Jacqueline Cochran

American Aviator

To live without risk for me would be tantamount to death.
Portrait of Jacqueline Cochran

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Raul Castro

Cuban Statesman

Preventing a war is tantamount to winning a war.
Portrait of Raul Castro

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Letitia James

American Public Servant

Wage violations are tantamount to theft.
Portrait of Letitia James

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Emma Hayes

English Businesswoman

Football as a profession has a responsibility to modernize. The hope is - if you look at the top organizations in any top professions - you will see that having balance in the workplace is tantamount to successful environments.
Portrait of Emma Hayes

Quote examples

Linda Colley

British Historian

The argument that any income redistribution is tantamount to socialism, and that socialism has always been unAmerican, has helped legitimise keeping taxes on America's very wealthy very low.
Portrait of Linda Colley

Quote examples

Sidney Poitier

American Actor

I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people.
Portrait of Sidney Poitier

Quote examples

Keith O'Brien

Scottish Clergyman

To increase aid to the Pakistan government when religious freedom is not upheld is tantamount to an anti-Christian foreign policy.
Portrait of Keith O'Brien

Quote examples

Meltem Demirors

Security is tantamount in the world of digital currencies, and rapid growth puts the security of the entire ecosystem at risk.
Portrait of Meltem Demirors

Quote examples

Harry Kroto

English Scientist

Saying that we should stop nanoscience is tantamount to saying we should stop science.
Portrait of Harry Kroto

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Herbert Croly

American Author

In Jefferson's mind democracy was tantamount to extreme individualism.
Portrait of Herbert Croly

Quote examples

Jacqueline Cochran

American Aviator

To live without risk for me would be tantamount to death.
Portrait of Jacqueline Cochran

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Raul Castro

Cuban Statesman

Preventing a war is tantamount to winning a war.
Portrait of Raul Castro

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Letitia James

American Public Servant

Wage violations are tantamount to theft.
Portrait of Letitia James
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