Infinitive complement

• torture: It says that, in some cases, such abuse was " tantamount to torture.

• a.: Alabama to other have occurred except the homeowner and tantamount to a. The non-standard auto rates for a for a given then when your.

• blackmail: The threat is being described by WHO insiders as tantamount to blackmail and worse than any pressure exerted by the tobacco lobby.

• surrender: However, tying the success of the campaign to winning over the TUC is tantamount to surrender.

Used with adjective complement

• consider: Teachers always teach in teams of two, collaboration being considered tantamount to strength.

• become: Opposition to the Nazi regime has become tantamount to suicide or worse.

• seem: To question these, much less abandon them, seems tantamount to renouncing parents, society, even truth itself.

Modifying Another Word

• not: This is not tantamount to treating animals like things.

• almost: This is a highly developed system which is fairly prescriptive and almost tantamount to impact fees.