Con
Con noun - A person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence.
Pessimistic and con are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pessimistic" instead an adjective "Con".
Nearby Word: cony
Pessimistic
Pessimistic adjective - Emphasizing or expecting the worst.
Con and pessimistic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Con" instead an adjective "Pessimistic".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He also catches onto your attempts to con him — try to click "No" every time and the answer will be "A PESSIMISTIC FELLOW", and his description "Someone who kept clicking on No to see what happens".
Source: Developers' Foresight
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Pessimistic and Con. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/con/pessimistic
Con & Pessimistic. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/con/pessimistic>.
Pessimistic or Con. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/con/pessimistic.
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