con

nouns

an argument opposed to a proposal
con
antonym
pro
is a type of (narrower)
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
"it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
argument, statement
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
con, convict, inmate, yard bird, yardbird
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting

verbs

deprive of by deceit
"He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize
commit to memory; learn by heart
"Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
con, learn, memorise, memorize

adverbs

in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
"much was written pro and con"
con
antonym
pro