tantamount
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definition
adjective
the resignations were tantamount to an admission of guilt
equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
example
The report stated that much of what had been done to them was 'tantamount' to genocide.
Forcing a publisher to publish something against their will is 'tantamount' to censorship.
Going on holiday without a school's permission is 'tantamount' to truancy, said the junior education minister.
Refusing a mortgage applicant can be 'tantamount' to sentencing them to long-term poverty.
Would alcoholics seek help for their illness if doing so were 'tantamount' to confessing to criminal activity?
Voting against the directors, he was advised, would be 'tantamount' to declaring war.
What do you say to those who equate modern art with nihilism and say its very existence is 'tantamount' to the death of art?
Dare to criticize any of those folks from within the left and it's 'tantamount' to McCarthyism.
An industry source said the step would be 'tantamount' to declaring war on the US airline industry.
In fact, charging people to use the road would be seen as 'tantamount' to having an admission fee for entry to the town.
The argument that giving the parliament limited tax powers would be 'tantamount' to independence is nonsense.
Relegation is unthinkable and would be 'tantamount' to financial melt-down.
The court held that his action was 'tantamount' to bidding on behalf of the vendor and he classified this as an unlawful act.
Service in the armed forces can be risky, but it is not 'tantamount' to a death sentence.
The consequences could have been 'tantamount' to a death sentence.
When he signed up for the army it was 'tantamount' to an admission that reality had intruded on his dream.
I remember them being everywhere when I was a nipper and a nettle sting was 'tantamount' to being bitten by a dog.
You'd be pretty angry if your salary didn't go up in line with inflation each year, because it would be 'tantamount' to a pay cut.
Remember, refusal to give a thumb print is 'tantamount' to a confession.
Joining a dating agency has no stigma, it is 'tantamount' to joining a private members' club.
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