con meaning and definition

CON noun

Definition of con (noun)

1. an argument opposed to a proposal
   • antonym: pro
2. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
   • synonyms: convict, inmate, yard bird, yardbird
3. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
   • synonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting

CON verb

Definition of con (verb)

1. deprive of by deceit
   • "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"
   • synonyms: bunco, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize
2. commit to memory; learn by heart
   • "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
   • synonyms: learn, memorise, memorize

CON adverb

Definition of con (adverb)

1. in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
   • "much was written pro and con"
   • antonym: pro