Con
Con verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery
Nearby Word: cony
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The Flim-Flam Man contains a lot of little con games instead of one big con.
Source: The Con -
The Flim Flam Brothers are a pair of traveling con men, and as such, appear friendly on the outside to trick ponies out of their money.
Source: Bitch in Sheep's Clothing - This is in part because he reasons earlier that, underneath all the "flim-flam and humbug", Fontaine is just another con-man.
Source: The Dreaded / Video Games
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