tantamount

(eg. ancient, metaphor, interpretation )

tantamount /ˈtæn tə ˌmaʊnt/ ?

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The country cannot remain mute spectators because that would be a policy tantamount to admitting defeat.
The airlines refused to put them on a different flight and to the customers it was tantamount to betrayal of the airline's promise to get them to Fuller Valley on the reunion day.
Turning a blind eye to the country's human rights violations was tantamount to tacitly endorsing it.

"The decision (to declare it illegal) is tantamount to a declaration of war ...... on the resistance and its weapons in the interest of America and Israel," Nasrallah said.
on May 8, 2006 By: Hassan Nasrallah Source: 940 News
"We have informed Ms. Bhutto and her team of the situation and advised them to cut short the program instead of going for a 18-20 hours-long procession as this would be tantamount to inviting trouble," Ghulam Muhammad Mohtarem said.
on Oct 17, 2007 By: Ghulam Muhammad Source: TIME
"Turning part or all of Jerusalem over to the Palestinians would be tantamount to turning it over to the Taliban," Hagee said.
on Apr 6, 2008 By: John Hagee Source: International Herald Tribune