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- Dictionarytantamount/ˈtantəmaʊnt/
adjective
- 1. equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as: "the resignations were tantamount to an admission of guilt"
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TANTAMOUNT definition: 1. being almost the same or having the same effect as something, usually something bad: 2. being…. Learn more.
: equivalent in value, significance, or effect. a relationship tantamount to marriage. Did you know?
TANTAMOUNT meaning: 1. being almost the same or having the same effect as something, usually something bad: 2. being…. Learn more.
Definition of 'tantamount' tantamount. (tæntəmaʊnt ) adjective. 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. [formal, emphasis] What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy. [+ to]
Tantamount often refers to an action or thing being compared to another greater action or quality, as in, “Missing your finals is tantamount to dropping out of college.” While the two sides are essentially equal, you would not say, "Dropping out of school is tantamount to missing your finals.”
tantamount to something having the same bad effect as something else. If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.
adjective. Agreeing exactly in value, quantity, or effect: equal, equivalent, even, identical, same. Idioms: on a par, one and the same.
