Amount to and Express

Amount to

Amount to verb - To be the same in meaning or effect.
Usage example: it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing—that you can't babysit
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Synonyms for Amount to

Express and amount to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Express" instead a verb "Amount to".

Express

Express verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.
Usage example: an upraised thumb is now universally recognized as a gesture expressing approval or encouragement

Amount to and express are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amount to" instead a verb "Express".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Video Game / Xenoblade Chronicles X Ambiguously Bi: Lots of characters express what may amount to more intense feelings than mere "friendship" for members of the same sex.
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