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
Skunk and con are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skunk" instead the word "Con" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Word: cony
Skunk
Skunk verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: unwilling to let suppliers skunk him, the restaurant owner inspected every shipment before signing off on it
Con and skunk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Con" instead the word "Skunk" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Word: skunked
Both words in one sentence
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In a Quantum Leap episode where he leaps into a con escaping from a Chain Gang, he and his co-escapee anger a skunk on purpose, so as to get sprayed to confuse The Hounds.
Source: Smelly Skunk
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Skunk and Con. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/con/skunk
Con & Skunk. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/con/skunk>.
Skunk or Con. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/con/skunk.
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