Con artists take advantage of the credulity of inexperienced investors and swindle them out of their money.
Source: tatoeba (2004)
Con
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Synonyms for "con" (344 found)
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Closest matches (69)
convictbuncomemorizescamswindlevictimizeadventurousadversaryadversativeadverseaffirmativeagainstalienantagonismantagonistantagonisticantiantipatheticantithesisantithetic
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antitheticalargue intoargumentargumentumat cross purposesathwartayebanterbe sold pupbeatbeguilebeguile ofbilkblandishblarneybonebring overbring roundbring to reasonbrushburnburn the midnight oilbuttycagelingcanvasscaptivatecaptivecasecatchchain gangcharmcheatchiselchousechouse out ofclashingcoaxcogcog the dice
Verb(4 words)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (103)
commit to memorycompetitiveconflictingconsconsiderationcontemplatecontracontradictorycontradistinctioncontrapositioncontrarietycontraryconvincecountercounter tocozencribcrossdefrauddetenu
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diddledigdisaccordantdisadvantagedisappointeddisapprobatorydisapprovingdiscontenteddisenchanteddisgruntleddisillusioneddispleaseddissatisfieddissentientdissentingdo indo out ofdraw overdrilldupeelenchuselucubrateenemyeuchreex-convictexaminefinaglefinesseflamfleeceflimflamfobfoolfractiousfudgegaingain overgaolbirdgetget by heartget letter-perfectgo overgougegrindgullgyphavehave by hearthoaxhocushocus-pocushoodwinkhookhook inhostile
Noun(14 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (172)
ignoratio elenchiin opposition toindindignantinimicalinspectinterestinterneejailbirdknow by heartlaglearn by heartlearn verbatimliferlineloserlowlucubratelurematch
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Noun(14 words)
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More general
13 entriesAntonyms
3 entriesSynonyms
8 entriesRelated terms
39 entriesShowing 16 of 39 words.
causes desire
1 entriesderived
27 entriesShowing 16 of 27 words.
derived from
2 entriesetymologically related_to
5 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
44 entriesShowing 16 of 44 words.
Translations
110 translations across 26 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- φενακίζω verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
Bulgarian
4 entries- измама noun (a fraud)
- минус noun (disadvantage of something)
- престъпник noun (a convicted criminal, a convict)
- шантаж noun (a fraud)
Catalan
1 entries- contra noun (disadvantage of something)
Czech
2 entries- proti noun (disadvantage of something)
- zápor noun (disadvantage of something)
Dutch
4 entries- een veroordeelde noun (a convicted criminal, a convict)
- een veroordeelde crimineel noun (a convicted criminal, a convict)
- fraude noun (a fraud)
- fraudeur noun (a fraud)
Finnish
4 entries- haitta noun (disadvantage of something)
- haittapuoli noun (disadvantage of something)
- huijaus noun (a fraud)
- petos noun (a fraud)
French
4 entries- arnaque noun (a fraud)
- contre noun (disadvantage of something)
- duperie noun (a fraud)
- escroquerie noun (a fraud)
German
4 entries- Bauernfängerei noun (a fraud)
- Kontra noun (disadvantage of something)
- austricksen verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
- betrügen verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
Greek
4 entries- απάτη noun (a fraud)
- απατεωνιά noun (a fraud)
- κατάδικος noun (a convicted criminal, a convict)
- μείον noun (disadvantage of something)
Hungarian
4 entries- csalás noun (a fraud)
- ellenérv noun (disadvantage of something)
- elítélt noun (a convicted criminal, a convict)
- hátrány noun (disadvantage of something)
Ingrian
1 entries- veetellä verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
Italian
2 entries- carcerato noun (a convicted criminal, a convict)
- contro noun (disadvantage of something)
Japanese
2 entries- ごまかす verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
- 騙す verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
Macedonian
4 entries- зло́сторник noun (a convicted criminal, a convict)
- и́змама noun (a fraud)
- недо́статок noun (disadvantage of something)
- пре́стапник noun (a convicted criminal, a convict)
Māori
3 entries- māminga noun (a fraud)
- pīnono verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
- whakateke verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
Nepali
1 entries- छक्याउनु verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
Norman
1 entries- aveugliément noun (a fraud)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- صاغمق verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schwindel noun (a fraud)
Portuguese
1 entries- contra noun (disadvantage of something)
Russian
4 entries- до́вод про́тив noun (disadvantage of something)
- жу́льничество noun (a fraud)
- зэк noun (a convicted criminal, a convict)
- контраргуме́нт noun (disadvantage of something)
Spanish
4 entries- contra noun (disadvantage of something)
- embaucar verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
- engañar verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
- estafar verb (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain)
Swedish
4 entries- bedrägeri noun (a fraud)
- bluff noun (a fraud)
- bondfångeri noun (a fraud)
- fånge noun (a convicted criminal, a convict)
Thai
1 entries- ข้อเสีย noun (disadvantage of something)
Turkish
2 entries- katakulli noun (a fraud)
- üçkâğıt noun (a fraud)
Vietnamese
2 entries- khuyết điểm noun (disadvantage of something)
- nhược điểm noun (disadvantage of something)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
There were a lot of opinions, pro and con, on this question.
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If pro is the opposite of con is the opposite of progress Congress?
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His post is merely a huge con.
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