Synonyms of cage

cage 1 of 2

noun

ˈkāj 

as in coop

an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals

the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coop
• pound
• corral
• kennel
• pen
• hutch
• aquarium
• fence
• stockade
• henhouse
• fold
• cote
• kraal
• dovecote
• terrarium
• pigpen
• sheepfold
• run
• dovecot
• live-box

cage

2 of 2

verb

as in to house

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• confine
• enclose
• pen
• closet
• encase
• surround
• include
• fence (in)
• box (in)
• encage
• inclose
• hem (in)
• wall (in)
• hedge
• envelop
• corral
• coop (up)
• immure
• bound
• mew (up)
• ring
• restrict
• contain
• limit
• encompass
• circumscribe
• armor
• frame
• encircle
• cocoon
• enframe
• enfold
• encapsulate
• encapsule
• encyst
• ensheathe
• enwomb
• enlace
• ensphere

Examples of cage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The cage was raised over the ring, but not in the middle of the ring. —Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024

The siblings, whose ages ranged from 2 to 29 at the time of the rescue, were at times chained to their beds and held in cages. —Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024

Verb

Plus, what was Otto Hightower doing caged up, hmm? 6 | Was Snowpiercer’s Layton acting a bit too unhinged after Liana’s kidnapping? —Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Aug. 2024

Earlier this year, the AVMA endorsed federal legislation designed to invalidate one of the most important farm animal welfare laws ever passed in the US: California’s Proposition 12, which bans the pork industry’s confinement of pigs in gestation crates, cages barely larger than their bodies. —Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024