tantamount

• Qualifie quelque chose qui, par sa gravité ou ses conséquences, est équivalent à autre chose, souvent avec une connotation négative ou sérieuse.

Describes something that is equivalent in seriousness or effect to something else, often used with negative or serious connotations.

1. Equivalent in effectC1formal

   Equivalent in seriousness or effect to something else, often something bad.

   équivalent (en gravité ou en effet)

   • His silence was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
   • Refusing to help is tantamount to abandoning them.
   • The new policy is tantamount to a tax increase.

   Synonymescommensuratecomparablecorrespondingequalequivalentsynonymous