Robson's proposal is tantamount to defending terrorists because they have a cause.
Source: tatoeba (29327)
Tantamount
//ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt//
Synonyms for "tantamount" (30 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (15)
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26 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- равносилен adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
- равностоен adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Catalan
1 entries- equivalent adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 等於 /等于 adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Dutch
4 entries- equivalent adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
- gelijkgesteld adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
- gelijkstaand adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
- gelijkwaardig adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Finnish
2 entries- käytännössä sama kuin adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
- samanveroinen adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
French
1 entries- équivalent adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
German
1 entries- gleichbedeutend adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Hungarian
2 entries- egyenértékű adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
- felér adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Irish
1 entries- ionann adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Italian
1 entries- equivalente adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Occitan
1 entries- equivalent adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Polish
1 entries- równoważny adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Portuguese
1 entries- equivalente adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Russian
1 entries- равноси́льный adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Spanish
3 entries- equiparable adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
- equipolente adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
- equivaler adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Swedish
1 entries- liktydig adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Ukrainian
2 entries- рівноси́льний adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
- рівноці́нний adj (equivalent in meaning or effect)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
His request was tantamount to a threat.
Source: tatoeba (287754)
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
Source: tatoeba (389839)
Smoking in a car with children is considered as tantamount to child abuse.
Source: tatoeba (3386904)
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