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pro

pro

129 4.0
A reason in favor of something
  • noun
  • /proʊ/
: ventaja
  • So let's take a look at the pros and cons.
  • pros and cons
  • weigh the pros
  • debate on the pros

So let's take a look at the pros and cons.

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Examples

  • Listen, there are pros and cons to being a princess.

  • Attitudes towards energy efficiency, either pro or con, are not a market failure.

    Academic text (1991)
  • As far as I can tell, the main pro of IM is ES.

  • To improve their thinking strategies, students can create a pro and con chart.

    Academic text (2002)
  • There are pros and cons to this.

  • The available data suggest that there are pros and cons to each method.

    Academic text (2015)
  • But as with all forms of education, there are both pros and cons to homeschooling.

    Academic text (2001)
  • A healthcare professional should explain the pros and cons of a biopsy.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In addition, there are various pros and cons of implementing and using RTI.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The teacher presented several pros of using technology in the classroom.

Antonyms

con
113 5.5

A reason not to do something

Idioms

like a pro
  • Informal
16 5.5

In a way that shows a lot of skill

pro tem
  • Formal
3 9.0

For a short time, usually in an official role

pro rata
  • Formal
1 5.8

According to each person's share or time worked

pro tempore
  • Formal
1 9.3

For a short time in an official job until a permanent person is chosen

pro re nata
  • Formal
9.9

Given or done only when needed

Compounds

117 8.0

A swap of favors where each side gives something to get something

42 6.3

Work a professional does for free to help people who cannot pay

golf pro
  • Informal
7 3.8

A person who plays or teaches golf for money

tennis pro
  • Informal
6 3.2

A person who plays tennis for money or teaches tennis as a job

pro tip
  • Texting
1 4.8

A short helpful piece of advice from an expert

pro forma
  • Formal
1 7.2

Showing estimated or adjusted financial figures, not actual past results

pro forma
  • Formal
1 7.7

Done only to meet rules and without real effect

7.2

A public gathering supporting the right to have an abortion

A person who supports the system where businesses are privately owned and compete

A group that supports women's right to choose whether to have an abortion

A group of people who oppose abortion and want it made illegal

How Convincing

rationale
79 6.0
pro
129 4.0
assertion
168 4.0
point
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

pro singular
pros plural

Etymology

Pro (as in 'pros and cons') comes from the Latin prefix pro- meaning 'for', so a pro is a reason 'for' something, the opposite of a 'con' which is 'against'.