Con and Opponent

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

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

Nearby Word: cony

Opponent noun - One that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict.

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Con and opponent are semantically related in person with whom one competes topic. Sometimes you can use "Con" instead a noun "Opponent".

human	human con	human opponent
good	good con	good opponent
female	female con	female opponent
specific	specific con	specific opponent
Other adjectives: current, original, single, actual, real, dangerous, ultimate, major, hapless, larger, next, last, different, previous.

Gilt, a master con-man himself, recognises a worthy opponent by graciously offering to pay their bill...

Source: Forged Message
Edge and Christian would commonly both swing steel chairs into an opponent's skull simultaneously, known as the "con-chair-to."

Source: Finishing Move
Expy: Annabelle seems to be one for Samantha Crawford, a very similar character in the series who is also a Southern Belle con artist and fulfills the same Worthy Opponent + Dating Catwoman role for Maverick.

Source: Film / Maverick

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