cons
abbreviation
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consecrated
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conservative
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consigned; consignment
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consolidated
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consonant
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constable
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constitution
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construction
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consul
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consulting
cons 1 of 4
noun (1)
as in prisoners
a person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence a program to help ex-cons find employment Synonyms & Similar Words
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- prisoners
- convicts
- inmates
- jailbirds
- trusties
- parolees
- lifers
- captives
- internees
- captures
- probationers
cons
2 of 4noun (2)
as in scams
an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value the explanation was so plausible that I never suspected it was all a con to make off with my car Synonyms & Similar Words
- scams
- frauds
- hustles
- swindles
- schemes
- devices
- tricks
- shell games
- bunkos
- hoaxes
- fiddles
- stings
- rackets
- buncos
- flimflams
- stratagems
- pyramid schemes
- fixes
- sleights
- counterfeits
- wiles
- gimmicks
- dodges
- crosses
- rip-offs
- phonies
- Ponzi schemes
- fakes
- phoneys
- ploys
- thimblerigs
- shams
- jigs
- forgeries
- three-card montes
- humbug
cons
3 of 4verb (1)
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as in studies
to commit to memory usually candidates con their entire campaign speech, right down to the jokes they supposedly ad-lib Synonyms & Similar Words
- studies
- learns
- memorizes
- knows
- understands
- remembers
- grasps
- accepts
- retains
- recollects
- digests
- minds
- harks back (to)
- recalls
- comprehends
- relives
- apprehends
- gets
- absorbs
- thinks (of)
- reminisces (about)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- forgets
- ignores
- neglects
- disregards
- overlooks
- disremembers
- slurs (over)
- unlearns
- slights
- passes over
- misremembers
- overpasses
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as in reviews
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) seemed to be conning his face for any sign of uncertainty Synonyms & Similar Words
- reviews
- scans
- surveys
- examines
- views
- inspects
- audits
- scrutinizes
- watches
- studies
- analyzes
- goes over
- overlooks
- dissects
- researches
- explores
- oversees
- investigates
- combs
- notices
- checks (out)
- peruses
- parses
- categorizes
- probes
- classifies
- plumbs
- pores (over)
- observes
- picks over
- reinspects
- rereviews
- resurveys
- delves (into)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- misses
- skims
- glances (at or over)
cons
4 of 4verb (2)
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as in hustles
to rob by the use of trickery or threats a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money Synonyms & Similar Words
- hustles
- cheats
- tricks
- does
- sticks
- stings
- squeezes
- swindles
- plucks
- screws
- beats
- cozens
- suckers
- fleeces
- gaffs
- deceives
- mulcts
- rips off
- skins
- fiddles
- defrauds
- chouses
- shakes down
- shorts
- exploits
- bleeds
- skunks
- shortchanges
- rooks
- reams
- victimizes
- bilks
- euchres
- flimflams
- nobbles
- fools
- chisels
- takes to the cleaners
- stiffs
- thimblerigs
- hoses
- dupes
- diddles
- sells a bill of goods to
- betrays
- wrenches
- does in
- takes for a ride
- nicks
- milks
- clips
- extorts
- gouges
- overcharges
- wrings
- gulls
- soaks
- bitches
- wrests
- double-crosses
- fast-talks
- bamboozles
- ropes (in)
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as in tricks
to cause to believe what is untrue tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery Synonyms & Similar Words
- tricks
- fools
- deceives
- kids
- dupes
- suckers
- cozens
- strings along
- hoaxes
- juggles
- teases
- gaffs
- hoodwinks
- deludes
- humbugs
- bluffs
- gammons
- gulls
- cheats
- has on
- fakes out
- misinforms
- spoofs
- takes in
- leads one down the garden path
- snookers
- misleads
- has
- misguides
- stings
- hornswoggles
- buffaloes
- sucks in
- leads one up the garden path
- snows
- bamboozles
- beguiles
- catches
- swindles
- burns
- pulls one's leg
- does a number on
- hustles
- fleeces
- sticks
- pulls the wool over one's eyes
- mulcts
- skins
- defrauds
- shortchanges
- rooks
- euchres
- puts on
- chisels
- flimflams
- diddles
- bleeds
- squeezes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reveals
- exposes
- debunks
- undeceives
- unmasks
- uncovers
- discloses
- divulges
- tells
- disillusions
- shows up
- unveils
- uncloaks
- disabuses
- disenchants