They said she would enter a convent.
Source: tatoeba (799917)
Convent
/ˈkɒn.vɛnt/
Synonyms for "convent" (9 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: abbeys, cloister, cloistered community, house, monastery.
- Sentence evidence is available for convent, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "convent".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "convent"
Keep "convent" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "convent" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "convent", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "convent" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
5 entriesCollocations
5 entriesconvent chapelconvent courtyardconvent gardenconvent libraryconvent life
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
73 translations across 33 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- دير noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- رهبنة نسوي noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Bulgarian
1 entries- мето́х noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Catalan
2 entries- convent noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- convent noun (building)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 修道院 noun (building)
- 女修道院 noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- 尼姑庵 noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- 庵堂 noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Czech
1 entries- klášter noun (building)
Danish
4 entries- kloster noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- kloster noun (building)
- munkekloster noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- munkekloster noun (building)
Dutch
1 entries- nonnenklooster noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Finnish
4 entries- kokous noun (gathering)
- konventti noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- konventti noun (building)
- konventti noun (gathering)
French
1 entries- couvent noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Georgian
1 entries- მონასტერი noun (religious community of especially nuns)
German
2 entries- Kloster noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- Nonnenkloster noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Hungarian
1 entries- zárda noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Irish
1 entries- clochar noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Italian
1 entries- convento noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Latin
3 entries- coenobium noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- conventus noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- monastērium (monachārum) noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Macedonian
3 entries- же́нски ма́настир noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- ма́настир noun (building)
- собир noun (gathering)
Malay
1 entries- konven noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Middle English
3 entries- covent noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- covent noun (building)
- covent noun (gathering)
Māori
1 entries- whare none noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- kloster noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- kloster noun (building)
- nonnekloster noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- nonnekloster noun (building)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- kloster noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- kloster noun (building)
- nonnekloster noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- nonnekloster noun (building)
Old English
3 entries- nunnhīrēd noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- nunnmynster noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- wīfhīrēd noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Persian
1 entries- صومعه noun (building)
Polish
3 entries- klasztor (żeński) noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- konwent noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- konwent noun (gathering)
Portuguese
3 entries- convento noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- convento noun (building)
- convenção noun (gathering)
Romanian
1 entries- mănăstire (de maici) noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Russian
4 entries- же́нский монасты́рь noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- конве́нт noun (gathering)
- монасты́рь noun (building)
- слёт noun (gathering)
Slovak
1 entries- kláštor noun (building)
Spanish
2 entries- convento noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- convento noun (building)
Swahili
1 entries- konventi noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Swedish
2 entries- kloster noun (religious community of especially nuns)
- nunnekloster noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Tagalog
1 entries- kumbento noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Tocharian B
1 entries- tsāro noun (religious community of especially nuns)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Mary lived in a convent for a few months.
Source: tatoeba (1030055)
A work like "In This House of Brede," which tells the story of a successful businesswoman who enters a convent in middle life, is as interesting--and for the same reasons--as a story that takes place on a planet orbiting a distant star.
Source: tatoeba (2041973)
One cannot find peace in work or in pleasure, in the world or in a convent, but only in one's soul.
Source: tatoeba (2690951)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "convent"?
Closest matches include abbeys, cloister, cloistered community, house, monastery.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "convent"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.