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

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

Unlike traditional industrial robots that operate inside safety cages, Doosan’s cobots are designed to work safely alongside human workers using integrated force and torque sensors that detect collisions and limit contact forces. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

The film sees the Laestrygonians reimagined as gargantuan armored knights who trap Odysseus’s men in cages formed by manipulating the forest woods, destroying two of his three ships in the process. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026

Photos show empty Alligator Alcatraz On Sunday, aerial views of the airport shared with the Miami Herald showed that all the diesel generators, industrial tents and cages had been removed. — Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

According to experts, wild brown trout are known to congregate around salmon pens to feed on surplus feed that falls through the net cages, otherwise known as cage-grazing. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

The agency ordered contractors to not use bars or cages when transporting families and unaccompanied children. — Jack Brook, ABC News, 6 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