Synonyms for con
kɒncon

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1. connoun

   an argument opposed to a proposal

   Synonyms:
   sting, yardbird, flimflam, bunko game, bunko, convict, inmate, gyp, bunco, con game, confidence trick, confidence game, hustle, bunco game, yard bird

   Antonyms:
   pro

2. convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbirdnoun

   a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

   Synonyms:
   confidence game, bunco, inpatient, hustle, convict, bunko, confidence trick, bunko game, con game, gyp, yard bird, bunco game, sting, inmate, yardbird, flimflam

   Antonyms:
   pro

3. bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflamverb

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

   Synonyms:
   confidence game, bunco, insect bite, hustle, convict, bunko, confidence trick, stir, fuss, flurry, stinging, bunko game, con game, gyp, ado, yard bird, bustle, bunco game, pang, sting, inmate, yardbird, flimflam, bite

   Antonyms:
   pro

4. victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, converb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   rook, cabbage, fiddle, hook, nobble, victimize, gip, shirk, goldbrick, swindle, memorise, snatch, diddle, lift, gyp, kidnap, abstract, toy, abduct, pilfer, filch, purloin, snarf, short-change, defraud, hornswoggle, play, victimise, sneak, bunco, pinch, swipe, short, memorize, learn, scam, mulct, shrink from

   Antonyms:
   pro

5. memorize, memorise, con, learnadverb

   commit to memory; learn by heart

   "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"

   Synonyms:
   rook, check, nobble, victimize, gip, read, goldbrick, swindle, memorise, get word, take, diddle, study, gyp, determine, see, find out, defraud, hornswoggle, instruct, teach, get a line, bunco, get wind, short-change, pick up, memorize, ascertain, acquire, watch, learn, larn, scam, discover, mulct, hear

   Antonyms:
   pro

6. conadverb

   in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.

   "much was written pro and con"

   Antonyms:
   pro

Matched Categories

1. • Argument
   • Prisoner

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1. converb

   Synonyms:
   study, fix in the mind, commit to memory, learn by heart, con over

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1. List of paraphrases for "con":

   scam, with, rip-off, bcr

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1. Keith Raniere:

   This trial has revealed that Keith Raniere, who portrayed Keith Raniere as a savant and a genius, was in fact a massive manipulator, a con man, and the crime boss of a cult-like organization involved in sex trafficking, child pornography, extortion, compelled abortions, branding, degradation and humiliation.

2. Dan Madsen:

   It can be sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, you name it, anything that is celebrated here at San Diego Comic-Con can be turned into a Geek Couture outfit.

3. New York:

   Just received word that [energy company Con Edison] will be shutting down the gas in the immediate area along Fox Street between Intervale Ave Tiffany Street, with temperatures dropping, we will continue to monitor to ensure a restoration of gas once it is safe to do so.

4. William Black:

   Con Ed has a rather difficult situation because if you proceed to dig underneath the street you’ll see how congested it is.

5. Marco Rubio:

   I believe he is a first-rate con artist and is on the verge of taking over the party of Lincoln and Reagan.