con vs goldbrick

goldbrick vs con

con and goldbrick both are nouns.

con and goldbrick both are verbs.

con is an adverb but goldbrick is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
con	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
goldbrick	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, con and goldbrick are synonyms defined as:

con and goldbrick: deprive of by deceit

Other synonyms of con include bunco, defraud, diddle, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize.

con (noun)	goldbrick (noun)
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property	anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
an argument opposed to a proposal	a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison	an idle worthless person
	a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

con (verb)	goldbrick (verb)
commit to memory; learn by heart	avoid (one's assigned duties)
deprive of by deceit	deprive of by deceit

con (adverb)	goldbrick (adverb)
in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.

Difference between con and goldbrick

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