Con and Ruse

Con

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

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

Nearby Word: cony

Ruse noun - A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture).

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Con and ruse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Con" instead a noun "Ruse".

old	old con	old ruse
elaborate	elaborate con	elaborate ruse
original	original con	original ruse
fake	fake con	fake ruse
Other adjectives: entire, real, massive, big, huge, little, cruel, transparent, extended.

The warden then decides to turn on the TV, forcing the con to quickly act out almost a dozen different TV shows to keep the ruse going.

Source: Fauxtastic Voyage
At the end of the movie, Polk shows up at precisely the wrong moment at the very end of The Con, and he and Mud's dad stumble into the ruse right as the kids are toasting their victory.

Source: Film / Camp Nowhere
The plan seems to fail miserably because Coach's bumbling reveals the scheme, but later they learn the ruined plot was actually a ruse to cover the real con, known only to Harry and Coach, which was successful.

Source: Unspoken Plan Guarantee

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