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amounted

VERB

equal, add up to

Synonyms

STRONG

aggregate approach approximate become correspond effect extend grow match mean number purport reach rival sum tally total touch

WEAK

be equivalent to be tantamount to check with come to develop into

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease depart fail leave lessen shrink subtract

Example Sentences

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Those are a few of the factors that make SpaceX unique—if being the first company to turn what amounted to science fiction into a trillion-dollar valuation wasn’t enough.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In March, the company said it expected revenue of $11.35 billion to $11.5 billion, which would have amounted to modest sales growth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The reassignment had never amounted to more than 100 agents at a given time, Cekada said.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“He was wrong to do so,” Mr. Pence tells us, “as the Jim Crow laws of the southern states amounted to a systematic abuse of the nation’s highest principles.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Her escape had been a preposterous idea, but even a sliver of it amounted to the best adventure of her life.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead