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amounts to

VERB

add up to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come to consist of equal total

WEAK

be equal to check with develop into measure up total up to

Antonyms

WEAK

differ disproportion imbalance

Example Sentences

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Sulzberger says their resistance to pay for it amounts to a repackaging of “stolen goods.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The deal amounts to a yield-enhanced version of Alphabet common stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Media companies have argued that this amounts to copyright theft that draws readers away from their platforms, posing a serious threat to their businesses.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Prosecutor Lyndon Harris told the court that the "admission to the conduct alleged against her" amounts to an offence, and that Rein Lively had agreed to pay £910 in compensation.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

This sounds reasonable, but in most cases it’s simply impossible or, what amounts to the same thing, prohibitively expensive.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos