tantamount

tantamount
Synonyms and related words:
alike, all one, all the same, analogous, answering, coequal, complemental, complementary, convertible, coordinate, correspondent, corresponding, duplicate, equal, equiparant, equipollent, equivalent, homologous, identic, identical, indistinguishable, like, much the same, reciprocal, reciprocative, selfsame, uniform, very

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  • Tantamount — Tan ta*mount , a. [F. tant so much (L. tantus) + E. amount.] Equivalent in value, signification, or effect. [1913 Webster] A usage nearly tantamount to constitutional right. Hallam. [1913 Webster] The certainty that delay, under these… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tantamount — ► ADJECTIVE (tantamount to) ▪ equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as. ORIGIN from earlier tantamount «amount to as much», from Italian tanto montare …   English terms dictionary

  • Tantamount — Tan ta*mount , v. i. To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tantamount — I adjective analogous, comparable, corresponding to, ditto, equal, equivalent, identical, parallel, similar, synonymous II index coequal, comparable (equivalent), equal …   Law dictionary

  • tantamount to — index constructive (inferential), virtual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tantamount — 1640s, from verbal phrase tant amount be equivalent (1620s), from Anglo Fr. tant amunter amount to as much (late 13c.), from O.Fr. tant as much (from L. tantus, from tam so ) + amonter amount to, go up (see AMOUNT (Cf. amount)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • tantamount — *same, selfsame, very, identical, identic, equivalent, equal Analogous words: *like, alike, uniform, similar …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • tantamount — [adj] same alike, as good as, commensurate, duplicate, equal, equivalent, identical, indistinguishable, like, parallel, same as, selfsame, synonymous, uniform, very; concepts 487,573 Ant. different, opposite, polar, reverse …   New thesaurus

  • tantamount — [tant′ə mount΄] adj. [< Anglo Fr tant amunter, to amount to as much < OFr tant (< L tantus, so much: see TANDEM) + amonter (see AMOUNT)] having equal force, value, effect, etc.; equal or equivalent (to) …   English World dictionary

  • tantamount — tan|ta|mount [ˈtæntəmaunt] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: tantamount something equal in value (1600 1700), from Anglo French tant amunter to amount to as much ] be tantamount to sth if an action, suggestion, plan etc is tantamount to something bad …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tantamount — [[t]tæ̱ntəmaʊnt[/t]] ADJ: v link ADJ to n/ ing (emphasis) If you say that one thing is tantamount to a second, more serious thing, you are emphasizing how bad, unacceptable, or unfortunate the first thing is by comparing it to the second.… …   English dictionary

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