| NOUN | communication | con | an argument opposed to a proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | con, convict, inmate, yard bird, yardbird | a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison | |
| act | con, bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, hustle, sting, flimflam | a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property | |
| ADVERB | all | con | in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc. |
| VERB | social | con, victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change | deprive of by deceit |
| cognition | con, memorize, memorise, learn | commit to memory |
| Sounds | kaa'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Abidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan... | |
| Meaning | An argument opposed to a proposal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | argument, statement | A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true |
| Opposite | pro | An argument in favor of a proposal |
| Spanish | contras | |
| Catalan | contres | |
| Meaning | A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | convict, inmate, yard bird, yardbird | |
| Narrower | lifer | A prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment |
| trusty | A convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges | |
| Broader | prisoner, captive | A person who is confined |
| Spanish | condenada, condenado, convicta, convicto, presidario, presidiaria, presidiario, preso, prisionero, recluso | |
| Catalan | presidiari, pres, presoner, reclús | |
| Meaning | A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, hustle, sting, flimflam | |
| Narrower | sting operation | A complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) |
| Broader | swindle, cheat, rig | The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme |
| Spanish | bunco, bunko, camelo, engatusamiento, estafa, fraude, timo | |
| Catalan | bunco, bunko, entabanada, estafa, frau | |
| Verbs | con | deprive of by deceit |
| Meaning | In opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "much was written pro and con" | |
| Opposite | pro | In favor of a proposition, opinion / opinion / opinion / opinion / opinion, etc. |
| Meaning | deprive of by deceit. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Model | They con him of all his money | |
| Synonyms | victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change | |
| Narrower | short-change, short | cheat someone by not returning him enough money |
| Broader | cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit |
| Spanish | dar gato por liebre, defraudar, embaucar, engañar, estafar, petardear, timar, victimizar | |
| Catalan | defraudar, entabanar, estafar | |
| Nouns | con | a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property |
| Meaning | commit to memory; learn by heart. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | memorize, memorise, learn | |
| Narrower | understudy, alternate | Be an understudy or alternate for a role |
| Broader | study, hit the books | Learn by reading books |
| Spanish | aprender de memoria, aprender, memorizarse, memorizar | |
| Catalan | memoritzar | |
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