con

Speech parts

1. con - Noun

2. con - Verb

3. con - Adverb

5. Con - Proper noun

Meaning

Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.

To know; to understand; to acknowledge.

To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously.

To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rook swindle diddle learn convict memorize sting inmate defraud victimize bunco scam hornswoggle flimflam mulct
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Antonyms

pro sentry nob grandee name own
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Hypernyms

swindle study chisel argument prisoner captive

Hyponyms

short alternate trusty understudy lifer short-change

Phrases with the word

chile con queso et con con affetto con agilita con agitazione con job

Derivatives

conned conning

Examples

Advertising signs: they con you into thinking you're the one That can do what's never been done That can win what's never been won Meantime life outside goes on all around you. Bob Dylan

Everything everyone thinks they know about [Mother Teresa] is false. It must be the single most successful emotional con job of the twentieth century. Christopher Hitchens

The pressure people put on themselves and the rivalry between the teams is much more marked. And I think that's a good thing. As long as that rivalry remains within the spirit of competition, it con only spur everyone on. Eric Cantona

When con men meet a legitimately honest man, they are so bewildered that they consider him a greater con man than themselves. Jewish Proverb

Con la pazienza s'acquista scienza. Italian Proverb

Con piö sa e vèc, con piö crès la soma. Milanese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

comunidad valenciana Comus COMUSNAVCENT con affetto con agilita con agitazione