Synonyms of corralled

corralled

verb

past tense of corral

1

as in housed

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO

Synonyms & Similar Words

• housed
• confined
• surrounded
• encased
• included
• enclosed
• penned
• caged
• enveloped
• bounded
• closeted
• hedged
• contained
• immured
• restricted
• cooped (up)
• encaged
• hemmed (in)
• fenced (in)
• walled (in)
• boxed (in)
• encompassed
• limited
• circumscribed
• encircled
• mewed (up)
• ringed
• encapsulated
• enfolded
• cocooned
• framed
• armored
• enlaced
• enframed
• encysted
• encapsuled
• ensheathed
• enwombed
• ensphered

2

as in grabbed

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbed
• caught
• snatched
• seized
• captured
• landed
• got
• trapped
• snagged
• snared
• nabbed
• netted
• nailed
• hooked
• collared
• bagged
• grappled
• rapped
• snapped (up)
• copped
• took hold (of)
• glommed
• roped
• held
• arrested
• nobbled
• clutched
• grasped
• secured
• apprehended
• cornered
• lassoed
• detained
• gloved
• gripped
• kidnapped
• haltered
• clasped
• ensnared
• enmeshed
• entrapped
• meshed
• wrested
• entangled
• abducted
• fastened (on)
• fisted
• latched (on or onto)
• bayed
• rent
• spirited (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• released
• freed
• discharged
• liberated
• dropped
• loosened
• unhanded

3

as in assembled

to bring together in one body or place

corral all the members of the tour group in the lounge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assembled
• collected
• gathered
• amassed
• grouped
• accumulated
• garnered
• packed
• lumped
• joined
• congregated
• combined
• concentrated
• rounded up
• got together
• organized
• piled
• mustered
• bulked (up)
• constellated
• stacked
• herded
• arranged
• huddled
• united
• rallied
• picked up
• clustered
• bunched
• connected
• swarmed
• balled
• compiled
• linked
• raised
• banded
• merged
• flocked
• pooled
• heaped
• batched
• regrouped
• thronged
• collated
• pressed
• systematized
• archived
• brigaded
• hived
• scraped (up or together)
• regathered
• re-collected

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scattered
• dispersed
• separated
• dissipated
• sent
• dissolved
• severed
• dismissed
• split (up)
• dispelled
• disintegrated
• disbanded
• broke up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corralled

Los Angeles police corralled and arrested scores of minibike riders on Sunday, thwarting a takeover of 6th Street Bridge. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

As during the reign of the Inca empire, today’s vicuñas are corralled using a communal technique called the chaccu—a human chain of hundreds of people slowly guiding groups of the creatures into mobile paddocks. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026

Fix compared it to the Apollo mission, in which NASA corralled 20,000 companies and universities to make millions of parts to build a rocket none of them could have launched individually. — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

The unexpected house guest was safely corralled into an isolated room until the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife arrived. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Brown said the handlers ran across the field trying to track her down before she was eventually corralled and safely led back in her trailer. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

But Hamlin successfully corralled an interception on Saturday, an important data point. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

But a backline that struggled to string any passes was easily corralled, putting too much on the likes of forwards Jasper Wiese, Malcolm Marx and Paul de Villiers to produce something. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Officers Davis, Little and Lund corralled the animal, which was identified as a kinkajou. — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026