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swindle vs con

con vs swindle

swindle and con both are nouns.

swindle and con both are verbs.

swindle is not an adverb while con is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
swindle Yes No Yes No
con Yes No Yes Yes
As nouns, con is a hyponym of swindle; that is, con is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than swindle:
  • swindle: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
  • con: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Other hyponyms of swindle include cozenage, scam, bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, sting, gip, gyp, pyramiding, holdout, swiz, shell game, thimblerig.
As verbs, swindle and con are synonyms defined as:
  • swindle and con: deprive of by deceit
Other synonyms of swindle include bunco, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, victimize.
swindle (noun) con (noun)
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
an argument opposed to a proposal
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
swindle (verb) con (verb)
deprive of by deceit commit to memory; learn by heart
deprive of by deceit
swindle (adverb) con (adverb)
in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
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