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to con

to con

81 7.3
To trick someone into giving their money or things
  • verb
  • /kɑn/
  • Informal
: timar
  • The scammer tried to con the elderly woman into giving him her savings.
  • con people into

They will actually come to you and con you in to letting them move in with you.

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Examples

  • You conned your way into my family.

    Orphan: First Kill (2022)

  • You conned me into this.

    Sliver (1993)

  • "You could buy people in the markets, or you could con them.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Just like the Republicans will do in order to try to con the American people.

    Blog text (21)

  • No fair, you conned me.

    Love Again (2023)

  • How many guys you conned in your life, Henry?

    The Sting (1973)

  • In the hope that they can con the USA sheep into doing their dirty work.

    Blog text (9)

  • It's amazing how a couple of 1st graders tried to con me like I was dumb.

    Blog text (17)

  • I don't want to talk to somebody who's trying to con me.

    Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

  • Like the other day, he conned Billy Shaw into taking us to this rib joint.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

to fool
vsto con
545 2.1

To trick someone into believing something that is not true

is about tricking someone specifically to take money or things from them
to trick
vsto con
289 3.5

To make someone believe something false so you can get what you want

is specifically about tricking to obtain something, usually money or goods
to deceive
vsto con
229 3.9

To make someone believe something that is not true to get an advantage

is focused on getting money or property rather than any general advantage
to scam
vsto con
  • NSFW
62 3.9

To trick someone into giving money or their things

is a general trick focusing on deceiving someone to obtain something
to defraud
vsto con
  • Formal
38 6.9

To illegally get money or things from someone by lying

is similar but does not necessarily stress illegality in the act
to swindle
vsto con
25 5.5

To cheat someone and take their money by lying

is used more casually to mean tricking someone for money
to fleece
vsto con
  • Informal
19 8.5

Charge someone too much money

is more about tricking someone to give money, not necessarily through pricing
to bamboozle
vsto con
  • Informal
12 8.3

To trick someone by pretending you want to help them

is aimed specifically at getting money or items rather than mere deception
to con out of
vsto con
  • Slang
7 8.1

To trick someone into giving you their money or other things

is the single-word term rather than the two-word phrasal form
to sucker
vsto con
  • Informal
6 6.0

To trick someone into doing something

is focused on tricking someone to hand over money or valuables
to put one over
vsto con
  • Informal
4 7.8

To make someone believe something that is not true

is about tricking someone specifically to obtain money or valuables
to diddle
vsto con
  • UK
3 8.9

To trick someone so you take their money or things

is focused on tricking to get something, especially money
to flim-flam
vsto con
  • Archaic
3 9.5

To trick someone by using clever talk

is a general deception aimed at gaining something, often money
to rook
vsto con
  • Archaic
2 9.9

To cheat someone and take their money or things

is focused on tricking someone into giving something, often money
to cozen
vsto con
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To trick someone to get their money or things

is about tricking someone specifically to obtain money or valuables
to victimize
vsto con
  • US
1 7.2

Trick someone to take their money or things

is narrower, focusing on taking something rather than broader harm
to hornswoggle
vsto con
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To trick someone to take their money or things

focuses on tricking someone into giving money or other valuables
to goldbrick
vsto con
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To cheat someone out of money or things

focuses especially on getting money rather than other valuables
to nobble
vsto con
  • NSFW
1 9.9

Get money or goods from someone by tricking them

is centered on tricking to get money or goods rather than neutral obtaining
to mulct
vsto con
  • NSFW
1 9.9

Cheat someone to get their money or things

is the common, action-focused term rather than a formal legal word
to bunco
vsto con
  • Archaic
9.9

To cheat someone by lying to get their money

is the everyday act of tricking someone to give money or goods
to chouse
vsto con
9.9

To trick someone and take their money or things

is the general act of tricking someone into giving possessions or money
to fleeche
vsto con
  • Archaic
9.9

To trick someone to take their money or goods

is the modern, common way to describe tricking someone for money

Antonyms

honesty
329 1.0

Being truthful and fair in what you say and do

Idioms

con brio
  • Specialized
1 9.8

To play music in a lively, energetic way

nem con
  • Archaic
9.9

A decision approved with no one voting against it

Phrasal Verbs

to con out of
  • Slang
7 8.1

To trick someone into giving you their money or other things

to con someone
  • Slang
1 7.7

To trick someone to get their money

to take the con
7.9

To lead a meeting or discussion

Compounds

con man
54 4.7

A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to get their money

con artist
44 4.8

A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables

con game
  • Informal
7 6.6

A dishonest trick that cheats people out of their money

chili con carne
  • US
2 2.5

A spicy stew with ground beef, hot peppers, tomatoes, and beans

con woman
  • Slang
2 7.9

A woman who tricks people into giving her money or valuable things by gaining their trust

arroz con pollo
1 7.2

A rice and chicken dish cooked together with spices, often saffron

mod con
  • UK
1 7.1

A modern home feature or appliance that makes life easier, like a dishwasher

non-con
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Not agreed to by everyone involved, often about sex

green con
1 9.9

A scam that falsely says a product is good for the environment to get money or support

allegro con spirito
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A musical instruction to play quickly with lively energy

Con-Dem
  • Slang
8.5

A government made by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties in the UK from 2010 to 2015

How Deceptive

to defraud
  • Formal
38 6.9
to con
  • Informal
81 7.3
to cheat
502 1.2
to dupe
57 6.4
to trick
289 3.5

Surface Forms

con infinitive
conning present participle
cons third person singular
conned past
conned past participle

Etymology

Con meaning 'to trick' comes from the word confidence in the old phrase 'confidence man', a person who wins someone's 'trust' and then cheats them, so to 'con' someone is to gain their trust and steal from them.