con

Letters that make con

o, n, c are letters that make 'con'

Words within con

on, CO, Co are words within 'con'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of con

cone, icon, conk, conn, coni, cons, cony are words created by adding a letter to 'con'


6 possible definitions for 'con'

Con as "an argument opposed to a proposal"

Under this definition, con is a noun and has the following properties:

Antonyms

pro has the opposite meaning of con

con as a type

'con' can be a type of argument, statement.


Con as "a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison"

Under this definition, con is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

convict, inmate, yard bird, yardbird have the same meaning as 'con'

con as a type

'con' can be a type of prisoner, captive.

Types of con

lifer, trusty are types of 'con'.

Derivatives of con

convict is a derivative of con.


Con as "commit to memory, learn by heart"

Under this definition, con is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

learn, memorize, memorise have the same meaning as 'con'

con as a type

'con' can be a type of hit the books, study.

Types of con

understudy, alternate are types of 'con'.

Derivatives of con

memorizer, memoriser, retention, remembering, retentiveness, retentivity, memory, memorization, memorisation, committal to memory are derivatives of 'con'.


Con as "deprive of by deceit"

Under this definition, con is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

diddle, victimize, defraud, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, nobble, goldbrick, rook, scam, bunco, gyp, swindle, mulct have the same meaning as 'con'

con as a type

'con' can be a type of rip off, chisel, cheat.

Types of con

short-change, short are types of 'con'.

Derivatives of con

scam, hustle, cheat, swindler, defrauder, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, grifter, exploitation, confidence trick, scammer, con, victimization, victimisation, using, cozenage, bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence game, con game, gyp, sting, flimflam, swindle, rig are derivatives of 'con'.


Con as "a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property"

Under this definition, con is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hustle, confidence trick, bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence game, con game, gyp, sting, flimflam have the same meaning as 'con'

con as a type

'con' can be a type of cheat, swindle, rig.

Types of con

sting operation is a type of con.

Derivatives of con

fox, diddle, victimize, defraud, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, flim-flam, play tricks, pull a fast one on, play a trick on, play a joke on, nobble, con, goldbrick, rook, fob, trick, scam, bunco, gyp, swindle, mulct are derivatives of 'con'.


Con as "in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc."

Under this definition, con is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

pro has the opposite meaning of con

Example of con used within this context

"much was written pro and con"



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