| tantamount definition | same as |
| tantamount synonyms | equal, equivalent, synonymous, identical, indistinguishable, same |
| tantamount antonyms | different. unequal |
| tantamount usage | His statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt
Critics say the government’s latest moves are tantamount to internet censorship. (source: Voice of America newscast) The International Committee of the Red Cross assessed that interrogation practices at Guantanamo Bay were tantamount to torture. (source: Voice of America newscast) Ramtane Lamamra said it would be tantamount to pouring fuel on fire if the International Criminal Court goes ahead to issue arrest warrants against Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir. (source: Voice of America newscast) Chinese government official Zhu Weiqun said Beijing considers the Dalai Lama's plan for autonomy tantamount to pursuing independence for Tibet. (source: Voice of America newscast) Meanwhile, Khartoum has rejected the Security Council’s plans to introduce a UN peacekeeping force, saying the recently approved proposal is tantamount to a foreign invasion. (source: Voice of America newscast) One year ago this month, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell declared that violence in the Darfur region of Sudan was tantamount to genocide. (source: Voice of America newscast) Mr. Mugabe reportedly said an opposition victory would be tantamount to giving the country back to its former colonial master. (source: Voice of America newscast) He added that blocking the will of the parliament through ideological legal interpretations is tantamount to going against the will of the people. (source: Voice of America newscast) North Korea says sanctions would be tantamount to a declaration of war. (source: Voice of America newscast) Israeli officials say opening a war crimes investigation would be tantamount to accepting guilt. (source: Voice of America newscast) But President Bush says destroying an embryo to obtain its stem cells is tantamount to taking human life, and he says taxpayer money can not be used for this purpose. (source: Voice of America newscast) North Korea says South Korea's participation violates the 1953 armistice on the peninsula because it is tantamount to blocking sea lanes. (source: Voice of America newscast) U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said stoning is a form of execution that is tantamount to torture, calling it a "barbaric and abhorrent act." (source: Voice of America newscast) |
