pro and con

verb

To debate the advantages and disadvantages of (something or someone).

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Meanings

nounpro and con (plural pros and cons)

plural pros and cons

  1. singularsingular of pros and cons
verbpro and con (third-person singular simple present pro and cons or pros and cons, present participle pro and conning or proing and conning, simple past and past participle pro and conned or proed and conned)

present singular third person pro and cons · present singular third person pros and cons · participle present pro and conning · participle present proing and conning · participle past pro and conned · past pro and conned · participle past proed and conned · past proed and conned

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo debate the advantages and disadvantages of (something or someone).
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APA

pro and con. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro%20and%20con

MLA

“pro and con.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro%20and%20con. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pro and con,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro%20and%20con.

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