tantamount (Meaning)

Wordnet

tantamount (s)

being essentially equal to something

Webster

tantamount (a.)

Equivalent in value, signification, or effect.

Webster

tantamount (v. i.)

To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount.

tantamount Sentence Examples

  1. Resisting arrest is tantamount to challenging the authority of law enforcement.
  2. Plagiarizing someone's work is tantamount to intellectual theft.
  3. Ignoring a doctor's orders is tantamount to playing with one's own health.
  4. Failing to follow safety regulations is tantamount to negligence.
  5. Neglecting one's children is tantamount to emotional abuse.
  6. Spreading false rumors is tantamount to slander.
  7. Using excessive force is tantamount to brutality.
  8. Refusing to cooperate with an investigation is tantamount to obstruction of justice.
  9. Cheating on an exam is tantamount to academic dishonesty.
  10. Denying someone their basic human rights is tantamount to oppression.

FAQs About the word tantamount

being essentially equal to somethingEquivalent in value, signification, or effect., To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount.

similar,analogous, comparable, equivalent, parallel, kin, like, virtual, resemblant, corresponding

varied, various, distinguishable, inaccurate, varied, disparate, distinct, varying, variable, various

Resisting arrest is tantamount to challenging the authority of law enforcement.

Plagiarizing someone's work is tantamount to intellectual theft.

Ignoring a doctor's orders is tantamount to playing with one's own health.

Failing to follow safety regulations is tantamount to negligence.