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

Mercantile scales and rusted bird cages are scattered across crowded shelves. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

The chain-link cages under white industrial tents have been emptied. — Miami Herald, 10 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

Penalty kicks in concrete cages, long-range screamers in top-flight stadiums. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Scott’s eyes were fixed on the youngest age group driving Go Karts with cages on top to protect from injury. — Devin Jackson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026

Enzymatic cleaners can also remove odors from small pet cages. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

Given their recent debut on the battlefield, Israel hasn’t yet come up with a proper response, often leaving unit commanders to improvise solutions of varying effectiveness, such as mounting netting or cages on vehicles. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026

Indeterminate tomatoes need strong stakes, cages, or trellises for support due to their continuous growth and vining habit. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 22 June 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