1
as in learned
to commit to memory
usually candidates con their entire campaign speech, right down to the jokes they supposedly ad-lib
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2
as in scanned
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
seemed to be conning his face for any sign of uncertainty
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as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money
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as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue
tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery
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as in steered
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 conned
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Seventeen years after the public was conned, every last warning has come true.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Love Con Revenge tells the real stories of people who have been conned by people from dating apps.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2025
At the end of 2022, the FBI reported that at least 3,000 underage victims, mostly boys, had been conned by these lies, with more than a dozen suicide deaths resulting.
—PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025
In 2022, he executive produced the Netflix docuseries Bad Vegan, which follows the story of Sarma Melngailis whose vegan restaurant was conned out of money by her husband.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The show’s about religious hypocrisy and being conned.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
This watch has conned me of my time.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Seventeen years after the public was conned, every last warning has come true.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Love Con Revenge tells the real stories of people who have been conned by people from dating apps.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2025
At the end of 2022, the FBI reported that at least 3,000 underage victims, mostly boys, had been conned by these lies, with more than a dozen suicide deaths resulting.
—PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025
In 2022, he executive produced the Netflix docuseries Bad Vegan, which follows the story of Sarma Melngailis whose vegan restaurant was conned out of money by her husband.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The show’s about religious hypocrisy and being conned.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Conned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conned. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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