Words
Connive
conspire to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful
Synonyms:conspire, collude
Connote
(of a word) imply or suggest
"The word "warrior" connotes honour and bravery"
Synonyms:imply, suggest, indicate, suggest
Consanguinity
blood relations
Synonyms:relationship, kinship, affiliation
Conscientious
feeling a moral responsibility to do your work carefully
Synonyms:diligent, industrious, punctilious, painstaking, sedulous, assiduous
Conscript
enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services
"They were conscripted into the army"
Synonyms:enlist, recruit, mobilize, muster
Consequential
important; significant
"The party lacked consequential leaders"
Consignee
the person or company to whom goods or documents are officially sent or delivered
Synonyms:beneficiary
Consignment
a batch of goods destined for or delivered to someone
"A consignment of drugs"
Conspicuous
very clear; obvious
"The bright red car was conspicuous among the sea of gray vehicles"
Synonyms:clear, visible, noticeable
Consternation
"To her consternation her car wouldn't start"
Synonyms:dismay, amazement, wonder, astonishment
Antonyms:tranquility
Construe
to interpret
"His words could hardly be construed as an apology"
Synonyms:understand, interpret, explain
Contemplate
Synonyms:think, ponder, meditate, cogitate
Contentious
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
"A contentious issue"
Synonyms:controversial, disputable, debatable
Contiguous
sharing a common border; touching
Synonyms:adjacent, neighbouring, adjoining, bordering
Contraband
goods imported or exported illegally
"The lorry contained thousands of pounds worth of contraband"
Synonyms:smuggled, bootlegged, illegal, prohibited, illicit
Contravene
Synonyms:violate, breach, infringe, disobey, flout
Contrivance
a clever plan or device, often created to solve a problem
"She used a simple contrivance to open the stuck door"
Synonyms:scheme, stratagem, tactic, manoeuvre
Controvert
"Old atomic laws were controverted by new researchers"
Synonyms:argue, bicker, quarrel, spat, clash
Contusion
a region of injured tissue or skin
Synonyms:bruise, injury
Conundrum
a confusing and difficult problem or question
"Dark energy and dark matter has been a conundrum for physicists"