tantamount

Definitions

Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.

Being essentially equal to something else, typically something undesirable.

Examples

To leave the scene of the accident without reporting it is tantamount to an admission of guilt.

For many employees, a reduction in benefits is tantamount to a pay cut.

Synonyms

equivalent synonymous commensurate equal comparable identical corresponding

Antonyms

different unequal dissimilar disparate distinct unrelated incommensurate