Thesaurus results for CONN

conn

verb

ˈkän

variants also con

Definition of conn

as in to steer

to operate or control the course of there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor

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Recent Examples of conn Roger Patterson was a classic American snake-oil salesman who figured out how to con the media age. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026 The other is a survey YouGov conducted for Google of some 4,500 smartphone users about their experiences with scams, which suggests iPhone users are more likely to get conned. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 According to legal documents, Love and another man, 18-year-old Taylor Jamie Chan, worked to con millions of dollars from women on dating sites. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026 Elsewhere, a gang of highway bandits cons an unsuspecting family into stopping by the roadside, only to violently kill them, burn their bodies, and strip their car for parts. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 Stapley’s own fascination with the art of the con began after her mother was conned out of her life savings. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 Both companies recently disclosed that their models hacked into external organizations, but in those instances there was no obvious attempt to con humans. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 When Stapley was 10, her mother lost her life’s savings after being conned by a couple posing as investors. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 There was at least one other incident in which Bustillo is accused of conning a player out of $4,000. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conn

Verb

The Republican incumbent is up against Democrat Gina Hinojosa, an Austin state representative who has focused her campaign on affordability and public education, while largely steering away from social issues.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
On April 8, 2025, the Herald/Times Tallahassee bureau broke the story, reporting that the DeSantis administration had steered Medicaid settlement money toward the Hope Florida Foundation.

— Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of steer

Verb

Three days later, Ukraine’s armed forces said their access to the Starshield satellite internet service—the military version of Starlink, used for communications and to pilot drone fleets—was being throttled.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
Grindr is currently piloting bot-to-bot conversations to vet human dates.

— Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026