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con-

con-
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈkän\
    • /kɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈkän\

Definitions of con- word

  • abbreviation CON- com- 3
  • noun con- (non-productive) used with certain words to add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint. 1
  • prefix con- attached to certain words to obtain new, informal, subcultural words in which con- conveys a notion of. 0
  • prefix con- (non-productive) used with certain words to intensify their meaning. 0
See all 4 definitions of con-

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Parts of speech for Con-

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Con-

con- popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for con-

preposition con-

  • against — If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
  • vs — the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  • contra — against

adjective con-

  • contradictory — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
  • antithetic — of the nature of or involving antithesis.
  • anti — You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
  • agin — against
  • privative — causing, or tending to cause, deprivation.
All 13 Synonyms of con-

Related words

  • abscond

    If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.

  • comfort

    If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.

  • concatenate

    to link or join together, esp in a chain or series

  • conceal

    If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.

  • concede

    If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.

  • conceive

    If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
All related words to con-

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