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  • cons.
    cons.
    abbreviation
    (in prescriptions) conserve; keep.
  • Cons.
    Cons.
    abbreviation
    Conservative.
Synonyms

cons.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) conserve; keep.


cons. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. consecrated.

  2. conservative.

  3. consolidated.

  4. consonant.

  5. constable.

  6. constitution.

  7. constitutional.

  8. construction.

  9. consul.

  10. consulting.


Cons. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Conservative.

  2. Constable.

  3. Constitution.

  4. Consul.

  5. Consulting.


Cons. British  

abbreviation

  1. Conservative

  2. Constitution

  3. Consul

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cons.

From the Latin word conservā

Example Sentences

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"I'm not here to talk about pros and cons. I am here to talk about how to get things done," he is heard saying.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

“There’s pros. There’s cons. It doesn’t matter—it’s coming.”

From Barron's Oct. 23, 2025

“And obviously they’re over 18 and they’re adults, so they can understand the pros and cons. So it’s like, how do I talk to a 9-year-old?”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2025

“It’s not like someone came in wavering and we had to talk them out of it, or go over the pros and cons. I think it says a lot about this team.”

From Seattle Times Dec. 31, 2021

Arg. in l. si major. c. commun. divid. et de cons. di.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Peter Anthony Motteux

The analogy of our Cons. system with the systems of perception relieves us of this embarrassment.

From Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners by Sigmund Freud

According to the fundamental idea of schematic undertaking we can conceive the conscious perception only as the particular activity of an independent system for which the abbreviated designation "Cons." commends itself.

From Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners by Sigmund Freud

We may claim the same function for the overlying sensory organ of the Cons. system.

From Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners by Sigmund Freud

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