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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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It all amounted to a brutal critique of Liverpool's strategy under Slot this season, as well a offering up a signpost as to the style he feels they must approach after this disappointing season.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

But it still got bogged down in what amounted to paperwork issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“Across the average quarter since 1990, flows into and out of equities from the bottom 50% of households amounted to 3% of their assets, nearly three times the average for the top 10% of households.”

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

At the time, Lively’s attorneys argued that Baldoni’s claims amounted to “weaponizing defamation lawsuits” against someone who had spoken publicly about harassment and retaliation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Rather than simply producing nice but random tunes with accompaniment, they framed them according to an underlying logic: every piece they composed was constructed with the help of what amounted to musical maps.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall