coventry

[kuhv-uhn-tree, kov-] / ˈkʌv ən tri, ˈkɒv- /

NOUN

exclusion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

debarment omission rejection

STRONG

ban cut elimination exception excommunication interdiction ostracism preclusion prevention refusal relegation removal segregation separation

WEAK

bar blockade dismissal ejection keeping out nonadmission

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inclusion

STRONG

incorporation integration

WEAK

acceptance addition admission admittance involvement participation welcome

Example Sentences

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But the Tigers showed against Coventry they can match anyone in the division and once again reaffirmed the fantastic job Sergej Jakirovic has done in his first season in English football under a transfer embargo.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Semenya was among a group of African athletes who wrote to Coventry earlier this month saying they were "affected by eligibility regulations for women with sex variations".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Coventry has accepted that there are likely to be legal challenges to the IOC's new policy, but she seemed confident that the organisation could defend its position.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He added that the way Ms. Coventry laid it out “is exactly correct.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

He gets a job in the gas works in Coventry shoveling coal into the furnaces like Uncle Pa Keating, shoveling coal and waiting for the day he can go to America after me.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt