Thesaurus / con
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“Chaplet”—a wreath or garland signed for by him in his ambitious hopes—expresses his birth-date by Con.
ASSIMILATIVE MEMORYMARCUS DWIGHT LARROWE (AKA PROF. A. LOISETTE)Mister Public is further deceived in believing that the 'con man' who has a pitch nearby is connected with the enterprise.
DAVID LANNARCK, MIDGETGEORGE S. HARNEYThere was a large collection of ladies, amongst whom were two of the most celebrated in the capital—Seora Maria Con.
THE EXPEDITIONS OF ZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE, VOLUME II (OF 3)ELLIOTT COUESCapella is lo-cat-ed in the con-stell-a-tion which you call Auriga.
JUBILATION, U.S.A.G. L. VANDENBURGCon them over a few times, and they will turn into letters of light.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 57, NO. 356, JUNE, 1845VARIOUSCon., oh, Con., you don't think—you can't think that she loved that—that beast?
THE DIAMOND COTERIELAWRENCE L. LYNCHI drank hard all that day after they told me, Con., but not one drop since; not one.
THE DIAMOND COTERIELAWRENCE L. LYNCHNo, Con., that's of no use, I should know myself for a liar all the time.
THE DIAMOND COTERIELAWRENCE L. LYNCHNow, Con., my father thinks you infallible, and you can do anything with Frank.
THE DIAMOND COTERIELAWRENCE L. LYNCHThe four interior figures, viz., 9091 is a clear case of Con.
ASSIMILATIVE MEMORYMARCUS DWIGHT LARROWE (AKA PROF. A. LOISETTE)WORDS RELATED TO CON
- adulterated
- angled
- bearded
- belied
- built up
- cloaked
- colored
- confused
- conned
- covered up
- disguised
- distorted
- dressed
- embellished
- embroidered
- equivocated
- exaggerated
- falsified
- garbled
- gave snow job
- mangled
- masked
- miscolored
- misinterpreted
- misreported
- misstated
- overdrew
- overstated
- paltered
- perverted
- phony up
- pirated
- prevaricated
- promoted
- puffed
- skewed
- slanted
- snowed
- spread it on
- stretched
- threw a curve
- took out of context
- trumped up
- twisted
- warped
- adulterates
- angles
- beards
- belies
- builds up
- cloaks
- colors
- confuses
- cons
- covers up
- disguises
- distorts
- dresses
- embellishes
- embroiders
- equivocates
- exaggerates
- falsifies
- garbles
- gives snow job
- mangles
- masks
- miscolors
- misinterprets
- misreports
- misstates
- overdraws
- overstates
- palters
- perverts
- phony up
- pirates
- prevaricates
- promotes
- puffs
- skews
- slants
- snows
- spreads it on
- stretches
- takes out of context
- throws a curve
- trumps up
- twists
- warps
- adulterating
- angling
- bearding
- belying
- building up
- cloaking
- coloring
- confusing
- conning
- covering up
- disguising
- distorting
- dressing
- embellishing
- embroidering
- equivocating
- exaggerating
- falsifying
- garbling
- giving snow job
- mangling
- masking
- miscoloring
- misinterpreting
- misreporting
- misstating
- overdrawing
- overstating
- paltering
- perverting
- phony up
- pirating
- prevaricating
- promoting
- puffing
- skewing
- slanting
- snowing
- spreading it on
- stretching
- taking out of context
- throwing a curve
- trumping up
- twisting
- warping
- adulterate
- angle
- beard
- belie
- blarney
- blow smoke
- build up
- cheese
- cloak
- color
- con
- confuse
- cover up
- disguise
- distort
- dress
- embellish
- embroider
- equivocate
- exaggerate
- falsify
- garble
- mangle
- mask
- miscolor
- misinterpret
- misreport
- misstate
- overdraw
- overstate
- palter
- pervert
- phony up
- pirate
- prevaricate
- promote
- puff
- skew
- slant
- snow
- stretch
- trump up
- twist
- warp
- adulterate
- angle
- beard
- belie
- build up
- cloak
- color
- con
- confuse
- cover up
- disguise
- distort
- dress
- embellish
- embroider
- equivocate
- exaggerate
- falsify
- garble
- give snow job
- mangle
- mask
- miscolor
- misinterpret
- misreport
- misstate
- overdraw
- overstate
- palter
- pervert
- phony up
- pirate
- prevaricate
- promote
- puff
- skew
- slant
- snow
- spread it on
- stretch
- take out of context
- throw a curve
- trump up
- twist
- warp
- adulterates
- angles
- beards
- belies
- builds up
- cloaks
- colors
- confuses
- cons
- covers up
- disguises
- distorts
- dresses
- embellishes
- embroiders
- equivocates
- exaggerates
- falsifies
- garbles
- gives snow job
- mangles
- masks
- miscolors
- misinterprets
- misreports
- misstates
- overdraws
- overstates
- palters
- perverts
- phony up
- pirates
- prevaricates
- promotes
- puffs
- skews
- slants
- snows
- spreads it on
- stretches
- takes out of context
- throws a curve
- trumps up
- twists
- warps
- abrogating
- adverse
- against
- antagonistic
- anti
- balky
- colorless
- con
- contrary
- counteractive
- cynical
- denying
- detrimental
- disavowing
- dissentient
- dissenting
- gainsaying
- gloomy
- invalidating
- jaundiced
- naysaying
- neutralizing
- nugatory
- nullifying
- opposing
- pessimistic
- privative
- recusant
- refusing
- rejecting
- removed
- repugnant
- resisting
- resistive
- unaffirmative
- unenthusiastic
- unfavorable
- uninterested
- unwilling
- weak
- abrogating
- adverse
- against
- antagonistic
- anti
- balky
- colorless
- con
- contrary
- counteractive
- cynical
- denying
- detrimental
- disavowing
- dissentient
- dissenting
- gainsaying
- gloomy
- invalidating
- jaundiced
- naysaying
- neutralizing
- nugatory
- nullifying
- opposing
- pessimistic
- privative
- recusant
- refusing
- rejecting
- removed
- repugnant
- resisting
- resistive
- unaffirmative
- unenthusiastic
- unfavorable
- uninterested
- unwilling
- weak
- adumbrate
- becloud
- bedim
- befog
- belie
- blear
- blind
- block
- block out
- blur
- camouflage
- cloak
- cloud
- cloud the issue
- con
- confuse
- cover
- cover up
- darken
- dim
- disguise
- double-talk
- eclipse
- equivocate
- falsify
- fog
- fuzz
- gloom
- gray
- haze
- mask
- misrepresent
- mist
- muddy
- muddy the waters
- murk
- obfuscate
- overcast
- overcloud
- overshadow
- pettifog
- screen
- shade
- shadow
- shroud
- stonewall
- throw up smoke screen
- veil
- wrap
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