Con
Con verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money
Nearby Word: cony
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human con | human screw |
| old | old con | old screw |
| full | full con | full screw |
| particular | particular con | particular screw |
| Other adjectives: complex, perfect, regular, original, initial, single, blatant, actual, real, massive, huge, little, bad, ultimate, major, outright, mentioned, last, giant, attempted, bigger, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Another minor character turns out to be a con man, and the Tribbers reverse the con to screw him over.
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This is exactly how he manages to con Cao Cao and screw over Jiang Gan in what turns out to be the very last time... Xiao Qiao asks Zhou Yu whether the bloodshed could have been avoided if they simply sat down with Cao Cao and discussed it over tea.
Source: Film / Red Cliff -
Sean expects him to be this and had been waiting for years to get back at him; part of his con rests on the idea that his dad (who doesn't recognise them, since they were only kids) will screw him out of a deal.
Source: Series / Hustle
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