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Defenition of the word con

    • Defenition of the word con

      • A language of Laos.
      • To deceive someone deliberately in order to make a financial gain.
      • A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
      • A negative or unwanted consequence or side effect of a solution.
      • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
      • an argument opposeed to a proposal
      • on the negative side; "much was written pro and con"
      • a person serving a prison sentence
      • commit to memory; learn by heart
      • deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"
      • an argument opposed to a proposal
      • a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
      • commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
      • deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
      • deprive of by deceit
      • in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.

    Synonyms for the word con

      • bunco
      • bunco game
      • bunko
      • bunko game
      • con game
      • confidence game
      • convict
      • defraud
      • diddle
      • flimflam
      • gaolbird
      • gyp
      • hustle
      • in opposition
      • inmate
      • jailbird
      • learn
      • memorize
      • mulct
      • nobble
      • rook
      • sting
      • swindle

    Hyponyms for the word con

      • alternate
      • lifer
      • short
      • short-change
      • sting operation
      • trusty
      • understudy

    Hypernyms for the word con

      • argument
      • beat
      • captive
      • cheat
      • chisel
      • hit the books
      • name
      • prisoner
      • rig
      • rip off
      • sell short
      • statement
      • study
      • swindle

    Antonyms for the word con

      • pro

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