What is the past tense of con?

The past tense of con is conned.

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Q: What is another word for con?

Common synonyms for con include bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, hustle.

Q: What rhymes with con?

Words that rhyme with con include on, john, non, upon, iran, don.

/kɑn/noun, verb, adverb1 syllable

Con means: deprive of by deceit.

Synonyms for con43

noun, as in a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, hustle, sting, flimflam

noun, as in a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

convict, inmate, yard bird, yardbird

verb, as in deprive of by deceit

victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change

verb, as in commit to memory; learn by heart

memorize, memorise, learn

also used for con

be sold a pup, abuse, beglammer, counterfeit, deceive, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, jiff, lead astray, disadvantage, deception, imposition, hype, deceit

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of con

pro

What does con mean?6

verb

deprive of by deceit“He swindled me out of my inheritance”

commit to memory; learn by heart“Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?”

noun

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

an argument opposed to a proposal

adverb

in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.“much was written pro and con”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with con?22

one syllable

on john non don ron hanhonswan wan spawn

two syllables

uponiran milan taiwan salon yuan baton tehran oman

three syllables

kazakhstanwhereupon

four syllables

azerbaijan

Show 40 near rhymes

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Con in a sentence

There were a lot of opinions, pro and con, on this question.AlanF_US
The con artist is now under police protection.Miktsoanit
Their fast talking is a smokescreen for their con artistry.Teangloir
You should open the windows and turn off the air-con!FishlandicFishy
Who was the most notorious con man in history?CK
The con artist was considered an honest person.shekitten
The con artist is looking for a new mark.shekitten
Who was the greatest con man in history?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of con

as a noun

plural: cons

as a verb

past tense: conned
present participle: conning
third-person singular: cons
past participle: conned