Con vs. Scam — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Con and Scam
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Con
In opposition or disagreement; against
Debated the issue pro and con.
Scam
A fraudulent business scheme; a swindle.
Con
An argument or opinion against something.
Scam
To defraud; swindle.
Con
One who holds an opposing opinion or view.
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Scam
A fraudulent deal.
That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me.
Con
The area or structure on a vessel from which the vessel is conned.
Scam
Something that is promoted using scams.
That new diet burger is a scam.
Con
The position or authority of the officer conning a vessel.
Scam
(ambitransitive) To defraud or embezzle.
They tried to scam her out of her savings.
Con
A swindle.
Scam
A fraudulent business scheme
Con
A convict.
Scam
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
Con
To study, peruse, or examine carefully.
Con
To learn or commit to memory.
Con
To direct the steering or course of (a vessel).
Con
To swindle (a victim) by first winning the victim's confidence; dupe
A criminal who conned an unsuspecting tourist out of $5,000.
Con
To cause (someone) to do something by lying, misrepresentation, or trickery
My roommate conned me into washing the dishes.
Con
Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud
A con artist.
A con job.
Con
(rare) To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
Con
To know; understand; acknowledge.
Con
To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
Con
A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
Pros and cons
Con
(slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.
Con
(informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
Con
(informal) An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress.
Con
(informal) The conversion of part of a building.
We're getting a loft con done next year.
Con
Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis.
Con
Squirrel, particularly the red squirrel.
Con
A squirrel's nest.
Con
(abbreviation) A political conservative.
Own the cons
Con
Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; - The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.
Con
To know; to understand; to acknowledge.
Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill.
They say they con to heaven the highway.
Con
To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously.
Fixedly did lookUpon the muddy waters which he connedAs if he had been reading in a book.
I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson.
Con
To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.
Con
An argument opposed to a proposal
Con
A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
Con
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Con
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
Con
Commit to memory; learn by heart;
Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
Con
On the negative side;
Much was written pro and con
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