Paramount vs. Tantamount

Paramountadjective

Supreme; highest; chief.

Paramountadjective

Of the highest importance.

Paramountnoun

A chief or superior.

Paramountadjective

Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preëminent; as, a paramount duty.

Paramountnoun

The highest or chief.

Paramountadjective

having superior power and influence;

Tantamountadjective

Equivalent in meaning or effect.

Tantamountverb

(obsolete) To amount to as much; to be equivalent.

Tantamountnoun

(obsolete) Something which has the same value or amount (as something else). attributive use passing into adjective, below

Tantamountadjective

Equivalent in value, signification, or effect.

Tantamountverb

To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount.

Tantamountadjective

being essentially equal to something;