goldbrick vs con

con vs goldbrick

goldbrick and con both are nouns.

goldbrick and con both are verbs.

goldbrick is not an adverb while con is an adverb.

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

As verbs, goldbrick and con are synonyms defined as:

goldbrick and con: deprive of by deceit

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

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

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

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

Difference between goldbrick and con

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