: equivalent in value, significance, or effect a relationship tantamount to marriage.
What does tantamount mean in a sentence?
being almost the same or having the same effect as something, usually something bad: Her refusal to answer was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
How do I use the word tantamount?
Tantamount in a Sentence ?
- Mooching off your mother at age 35 is tantamount to being a lazy bum.
- To leave a dog in a hot car is tantamount to torture.
- Some parents say that spanking is tantamount to child abuse while others believe it's effective discipline.
