CON as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) con is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an argument opposed to a proposal
    Hypernyms(s) con is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) con is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

CON as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • commit to memory
    • learn by heart
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
    Hypernyms(s) con is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • deprive of by deceit
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) con is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

CON as ADVERB

  1. Meaning
    • on the negative side
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • much was written pro and con
    Antonym(s)