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Synonyms

associate, cohort, companion, crony, fellow, mate—more at ASSOCIATE

buddy, chum, crony, familiar, friend, intimate, pal—more at FRIEND

com·rade·ly adjective : of or like a comrade or partner

Synonyms

amicable, companionable, cordial, friendly, genial, hearty, neighborly, warm, warmhearted—more at FRIENDLY

com·rade·ship noun : association as comrades

Synonyms

camaraderie, companionship, company, fellowship, society—more at COMPANIONSHIP

1con verb conned; con·ning 1 : to commit to memory by vocal or mental repetition : MEMORIZE

2 : STUDY

2con adverb : in opposition : AGAINST

3con noun : an opposing argument, person, or position

4con verb conned; con·ning 1 : SWINDLE

2 : PERSUADE, CAJOLE

5con noun : CONVICT

conc abbreviation concentrated

con·cat·e·nate verb -nat·ed; -nat·ing : to link together in a series or chain

— con·cat·e·na·tion noun

con·cave adjective : curved or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl

Synonyms

depressed, hollow, sunken—more at HOLLOW

con·cav·i·ty noun : a concave line, surface, or space

Synonyms

cavity, dent, depression, hole, hollow, indentation, pit, recess—more at HOLE

con·ceal verb : to place out of sight : HIDE

Synonyms

bury, cache, ensconce, hide, secrete—more at HIDE

con·ceal·ment noun 1 : the act or practice of concealing

2 : a hiding place

Synonyms

[1] secretion; also burial, burying, entombment, interment, interring

Antonyms

display, exhibition, exposure, parading, showing

[2] covert, den, hideout, lair, nest—more at HIDEOUT

con·cede verb con·ced·ed; con·ced·ing 1 : to admit to be true

2 : to make concession : GRANT, YIELD

Synonyms

[1] acknowledge, admit, agree, allow, confess, grant, own—more at ADMIT

[2] bow, budge, capitulate, give in, grant, knuckle under, quit, submit, succumb, surrender, yield—more at YIELD

con·ceit noun 1 : excessively high opinion of one's self or ability : VANITY

2 : an elaborate or strained metaphor

3 : a fanciful idea

Synonyms

[1] complacence, ego, egotism, pride, self-conceit, self-esteem, self-importance, self-satisfaction, smugness, vainglory, vanity

[3] chimera, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy, figment, hallucination, illusion, phantasm, pipe dream, unreality, vision—more at FANTASY

con·ceit·ed adjective : having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself

— con·ceit·ed·ly adverb

— con·ceit·ed·ness noun

Synonyms

complacent, egotistic, important, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up, vain; also boastful, braggart, bragging; arrogant, cavalier, disdainful, haughty, lordly, self-assertive, snobbish, supercilious, superior, uppity; domineering, high-handed, imperious; highfalutin, pretentious; overconfident, presumptuous; confident, self-assured, self-confident; self-centered, selfish

Antonyms

humble, modest

con·ceive verb con·ceived; con·ceiv·ing 1 : to become pregnant or pregnant with <~ a child>

2 : to form an idea of : IMAGINE

— con·ceiv·able adjective

Synonyms

dream, envisage, fancy, imagine, picture, vision, visualize—more at IMAGINE

con·ceiv·ably adverb : it may be conceived : POSSIBLY

Synonyms

maybe, perchance, perhaps, possibly—more at PERHAPS

con·cel·e·brant noun : one that jointly participates in celebrating the Eucharist

1concentrate verb -trat·ed; -trat·ing 1 : to gather into one body, mass, or force

2 : to make less dilute

3 : to fix one's powers, efforts, or attentions

Synonyms

[1] center, centralize, compact, consolidate, unify, unite—more at CENTRALIZE

[1] accumulate, amass, assemble, collect, garner, gather, group, lump, pick up, round up, scrape

[3] fasten, focus, rivet, train; also aim, direct, level, point, zero (in on); attend, heed, mind

2concentrate noun : something concentrated

concentrated adjective 1 : rich in respect to a particular or essential element

2 : not scattered or dispersed

Synonyms

[1] full, full-bodied, potent, rich, robust, strong—more at FULL-BODIED