English noun: con | |||
1. | con (communication) an argument opposed to a proposal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | argument, statement | ||
Antonyms | pro | ||
2. | con (person) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison | ||
Synonyms | convict, inmate, yard bird, yardbird | ||
Broader (hypernym) | captive, prisoner | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lifer, trusty | ||
3. | con (act) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property | ||
Synonyms | bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cheat, rig, swindle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sting operation | ||
English adverb: con | |||
1. | con in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc. | ||
Samples | Much was written pro and con. | ||
Antonyms | pro | ||
English verb: con | |||
1. | con (social) deprive of by deceit | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | They con him of all his money | ||
Synonyms | bunco, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cheat, chisel, rip off | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | short, short-change | ||
2. | con (cognition) commit to memory; learn by heart | ||
Samples | Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?. | ||
Synonyms | learn, memorise, memorize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit the books, study | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alternate, understudy | ||