con

Plural: cons

Noun

• an argument opposed to a proposal
• a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
• A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
• A convicted criminal, a convict.
• A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
• Alternative form of conn (“navigational direction of a ship”).
• An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress.
• The conversion of part of a building.
• Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis.
• Squirrel, particularly the red squirrel.
• A squirrel's nest.
• A political conservative.
• Abbreviation of consolidation: only used in naming.

Verb

Verb Forms: conned, conning, cons

• To study something carefully; to trick or persuade.
• deprive of by deceit
• commit to memory; learn by heart
• To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
• To know; understand; acknowledge.
• To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain.
• Alternative form of conn (“direct a ship”).

Adverb

• in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
  • "much was written pro and con"

Adj

• Abbreviation of consolidated: only used in naming.

Examples

• own the cons
• pros and cons
• She would con her dictionary before a Scrabble match, memorizing obscure words.
• We're getting a loft con done next year.

Synonyms

bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, convict, defraud, diddle, flimflam, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, hustle, inmate, learn, memorise, memorize, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, sting, swindle, victimize, yard bird, yardbird, Abraham work, Punic faith, abuse, be sold a pup, consol, counterfeit, deceit, deceive, deception, disadvantage, dissemble, dissimulate, dupery, feign, fiddle, jiff, jugglery, list, mislead, overreach, put on, rinky-dink, ruse, sham, spoof, subterfuge, swack, trick, trickery

Antonyms

pro

Related Words

air-con, arroz con pollo, bodycon, café con leche, chile con carne, chili con carne, chili con queso, chilli con carne, con amore, con artist, con brio, con game, con law, con man, con moto, con rod, con sord, con sordini, con sordino, con trick, con-non-con, con-scan, con-sensual, cone, conneraleconner, couth, crim con, cuddle, cunning, cunny, fabes con amasueles, ken, loli-con, mod cons, nem con, non-con, pros and cons, unconned

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