tantamount[adjective]Synonyms: equivalent, commensurate, equal, synonymous
Related Idioms: as much as to say
Related Words: alike,
like,
uniform,
selfsame,
very [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
tan‧ta‧mount /ˈtæntəmaʊnt/
adjective[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: tantamount 'something equal in value' (1600-1700), from Anglo-French tant amunter 'to amount to as much']
be tantamount to something if an action, suggestion, plan etc is tantamount to something bad, it has the same effect or is almost as bad:
To leave a dog home alone is tantamount to cruelty. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲