Synonyms of cages

cages 1 of 2

noun

plural of cage

as in coops

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

• coops
• corrals
• pounds
• kennels
• pens
• hutches
• aquariums
• fences
• stockades
• runs
• kraals
• folds
• henhouses
• cotes
• pigpens
• dovecotes
• sheepfolds
• terraria
• live-boxes

cages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cage

as in houses

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

• houses
• confines
• pens
• surrounds
• encloses
• closets
• encases
• includes
• hedges
• boxes (in)
• walls (in)
• corrals
• fences (in)
• encages
• hems (in)
• envelops
• mews (up)
• coops (up)
• rings
• immures
• bounds
• limits
• contains
• restricts
• encompasses
• frames
• encircles
• circumscribes
• cocoons
• enframes
• encysts
• enfolds
• encapsules
• encapsulates
• armors
• ensheathes
• enwombs
• enlaces
• enspheres

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cages

Noun

At center stand two cages modeled after nineteenth-century shipping containers that carried Pacific breadfruit to Europe for study and consumption. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Many sloths intended for display at the International Drive attraction languished and died by early this year in small cages inside an unheated warehouse. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Often, the review said, officers had to subdue aggressive dogs by the neck with a catch pole in order to load them onto patrol vehicles without ramps and walk them up to cages, a departure from industry standards. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

The animals were kept in cages or kennels filled with feces or were tied up, and all of them were covered in ticks and fleas, according to the outlet. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Territorial animals such as crocodiles must be isolated, which requires more cages and in turn, more funding. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

For larger dahlia varieties, opt for the heaviest-duty cages available. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026

Researchers could still detect it in mole-rat cages roughly 24 hours after it’d been applied. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

Political corruption is rampant, and the revelation of who’s on the take has rattled a lot of cages. — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Verb

As for the camper module exterior, Winnebago cages out the alcove face and lower front sides with thick tubular branch guards, wires in a set of floating front auxiliary lights, adds a swing-away full-size spare carrier in back, and secures on under-body aluminum storage lockers. — C.c. Weiss may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026