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TANTAMOUNT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tantamount mean?
• TANTAMOUNT (adjective)
The adjective TANTAMOUNT has 1 sense:
1. being essentially equal to something
Familiarity information: TANTAMOUNT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being essentially equal to something
Synonyms:
equivalent; tantamount
Context example:
his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt
Similar:
equal (having the same quantity, value, or measure as another)
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