Thesaurus results for RECONS

recons

noun

plural of recon

as in scouts

US, informal military activity in which soldiers, airplanes, etc., are sent to find out information about an enemy

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recons

Noun

Some managers and scouts visited Ewood Park when Wharton was a teenager at Blackburn Rovers and decided that the skinny kid with a buzz cut and his socks rolled down ‘isn’t one for us’.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The Phils reportedly have dispatched scouts to assess the 27-year-old ahead of his anticipated posting from Nippon Professional Baseball.

— Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of scouts

Noun

Coaching searches are, at best, farcical, the truth lying somewhere between fans’ fanatical wishes, reported contacts and actual interviews.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
After the propulsion stages complete their work, the kill vehicle separates and searches for the target.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of searches

Noun

Paintings passed down vital wisdom about flora and fauna while candidly documenting the full spectrum of human life—from group dances and hunts to intimacy, reproductive cycles, and rituals.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Nothing invites you to imagine yourself in those thousands of years of summer hunts and trade routes, when the first people of this nation crossed the Continental Divide, rather than the sliver of time represented by the cabins and the falsefronts.

— Téa Obreht, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of hunts

Noun

In the series, Kevin's owners divorce, and Kevin refuses to take a side, leading him to a pet rescue with odd and hilarious side quests.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
In the lead-up to Halloween, players can also look forward to weekly quests, themed rewards, and seasonal festivities.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of quests

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Cite this Entry

Style

“Recons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recons. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of recons

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

prowess

Popular in Grammar & Usage

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

How to Pronounce the Trickiest Menu Items

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Words of the Week - Aug. 21

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes