Acumen and Con

Acumen

Acumen noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.

Con and acumen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Con" instead a noun "Acumen".

Con

Con noun - A person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence.

Acumen and con are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acumen" instead a noun "Con".

Nearby Word: cony

How words are described

good good acumen good con
legal legal acumen legal con
real real acumen real con
hard hard acumen hard con
Other adjectives: supposed.

Both words in one sentence

  • Although he's not college-educated, Stan's shrewd business acumen and strength as a con man are second to none, and he managed to fix the broken portal just by reading up extensively on physics despite his lack of experience in the field.
    Source: Book Dumb
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