- Both men were well aware this was tantamount to a brush-off. …
- To the emperor Nicholas this was tantamount to a declaration of war; and in effect it was so. …
- Collins was a pronounced necessitarian; Morgan regarded the denial of free will as tantamount to atheism.
What is the meaning of Tantamous?
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. Synonym. equivalent. Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying.
How do you use the word tantamount?
- Both men were well aware this was tantamount to a brush-off. …
- To the emperor Nicholas this was tantamount to a declaration of war; and in effect it was so. …
- Collins was a pronounced necessitarian; Morgan regarded the denial of free will as tantamount to atheism.
What does tantamount mean in a sentence?
tantamount
to sth
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.
What is the opposite of tantamount?
tantamount. Antonyms:
unequal
, unequivalent. Synonyms: equal, equivalent, equipollent, synonymous.
What does tantamount mean in the Bible?
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
“
What does mooch off mean?
2 transitive + intransitive : to get things from another or live off the generosity of others without providing any return payment or benefit : sponge trying to mooch
a cigarette mooching money off her
brother has been mooching off his parents for years.
What is the meaning of castigate?
transitive verb. :
to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism The judge castigated the lawyers for their lack of preparation
.
What is the meaning botch up?
informal :
an error or problem caused by ineptitude, carelessness, or mismanagement
: foul-up Casper’s first days in the Peace Corps are filled with bureaucratic botch-ups.— Michael Mewshaw.
What do you mean by subservient?
1 :
useful in an inferior capacity
: subordinate. 2 : serving to promote some end. 3 : obsequiously submissive : truckling.
What is meant by eccentricity?
1a :
the quality or state of being eccentric
. b : deviation from an established pattern or norm especially : odd or whimsical behavior. 2a : a mathematical constant that for a given conic section is the ratio of the distances from any point of the conic section to a focus and the corresponding directrix.
What does albeit briefly mean?
albeit =
even if/despite the fact, and brief
describes a short length of time. So, you might say: “it was a great party, albeit brief”, which just means, even though it was a short party, it was great.
What does treason mean in English?
1 :
the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state
to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign’s family. 2 : the betrayal of a trust : treachery.
What is divert attention?
: to try to keep people from noticing or thinking about something He was trying to divert/
distract attention away from his friend’s mistake
.
What does it mean more or less?
1 :
to a varying or undetermined extent or degree
: somewhat they were more or less willing to help. 2 : with small variations : approximately contains 16 acres more or less. Synonyms More Example Sentences Learn More About more or less.
Is on a par with definition?
:
at the same level or standard as
(someone or something else) The new version of the software is on a par with the old one. His new book is on par with his best sellers.
