Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: tantamount
IPA transcription: [t'æntəm,aʊnt]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: equivalent, tantamount(p)
    Meaning: being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"
Usage examples
  • Such speeches lose nothing by repetition for the perfectly patent reason that they arise from concentrated thought and feeling and not a mere necessity for saying something--which usually means anything, and that, in turn, is tantamount to nothing.