TANTAMOUNT Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

tantamount

adjective

Definition of tantamount

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 The district is so overwhelmingly Democratic that winning the primary is tantamount to winning the general election. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 The city is now proceeding with an independent secondary investigation, which is tantamount to an admission that their initial investigation was both inadequate and incomplete. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Despite distancing herself from her Democratic predecessor, Klobuchar faced attacks from Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, who ran in the Republican primary, arguing that her leadership would be tantamount to giving Walz another term. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026 Alumni affairs could play a role here, communicating that campus recruitment is tantamount to making a donation, running campaigns to solicit recruitment by alumni companies, and helping manage the process for alums. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tantamount

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Adjective

Canada retaliated with its own set of near-analogous duties on more than $20 billion in American goods in early September.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Bayzo's pub is analogous to an English tavern, with creamy cups of clam chowder and a piano likely to launch you into Elton John renditions.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of analogous

Adjective

The man at the centre of the story eventually represents a level of power comparable to that of the state.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Except for the shift in timing and this year’s sale lasting one day longer, the sale itself was comparable year-over-year.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of comparable

Adjective

Recent court cases have used similar arguments, framing social media to judges and jurors as defective products causing children harm.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Then-first lady Jill Biden pursued similar efforts to jump-start women's health research, and Biden officials in November 2023 launched their own White House effort intended to coordinate a cross-government response to boost women's health.

— Dan Diamond, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of similar

Adjective

During the first week of this month, the spread between 10 year Italian government bonds and equivalent German Bunds approached 130 basis points, marking its largest weekly expansion since the pandemic.

— , CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
The Detroit legend’s last album came out in July 2024 with The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), which topped the Billboard 200, earning 281,000 total album-equivalent units, according to Luminate.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

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