Master confusing words with ease
Tantamount vs. Paramount
Tantamount
/ˈtæntəmaʊnt/Examples:
Her silence was tantamount to an admission of guilt.The new policy is tantamount to censorship of free speech.Critics saw his resignation as tantamount to a confession.
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Paramount
/ˈpærəmaʊnt/Examples:
The welfare of the children is of paramount importance.Safety remains paramount when designing new aircraft models.Truth is paramount in the quest for justice.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Paramount usually suggests superiority or utmost importance in a hierarchy, think of a paramount leader at the top of a chain of command.
- Tantamount often implies equivalence in effect or meaning, like saying two things result in the same outcome.
- The prefix para- in paramount suggests a position above others, while tant- in tantamount connects to a sameness or equality.
- Recalling paramount pictures might help you remember paramount as something of top importance.
- Tantamount usually means something being equivalent in seriousness, such as It is tantamount to cheating.
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