CORRALS Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of corral

as in cages

an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals the horses live in our corral, along with a cow

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verb

present tense third-person singular of corral

as in houses

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO

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as in grabs

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

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as in assembles

to bring together in one body or place corral all the members of the tour group in the lounge

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Recent Examples of corrals

Noun

Free parking is available in front of the corrals at the end of the street. —

Noah Daly updated May 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 May 2026 At its heart is a magnificent wooden lodge—the second-largest west of the Mississippi—with a sprawling wraparound deck overlooking horse pastures and corrals. —

Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026 Volunteers can help with cleaning and refilling animals’ water, feeding animals and cleaning corrals. —

Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026 The camera then cuts to shots — filmed by Jelly — of the couple’s pet cows, Crunch and S’more, escaping their corrals and running around as helpers try to get them back inside. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2025 Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals. —

Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025 Bikes and scooters Those riding a non-licensed bike or scooter to the Fair can park in one of three free corrals on Fairgrounds. —

Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025 The centerpiece of the property is a 2,300-square-foot ranch house, surrounded by a caretaker’s home, a barn, a four-car garage, sheds and corrals. —

David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025 Take the Dana Point Trolley to stop S3, ride your e-bike and park in the corrals provided by Doheny Bike, or ride your skateboard. —

Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025

Verb

That’s because the design of the shop corrals visitors through a specific pathway. —

John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026 Sorrell lines one up the middle, but Boles easily corrals it for the force out at second. —

Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026 Ampersand corrals a pool of a few hundred volunteers to help the effort, though only a few dozen are active at any time. —

Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026 The vortex is like a circular rushing river of wind that corrals the bitterest cold air up in the Arctic. —

Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026 Unlike previous iterations, House of Fear corrals its 14 players under a single roof for the entirety of the competition. —

Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026 The black-and-white images by photographer Chris Colls, whose graphic style is reminiscent of Lagerfeld’s, also corrals all of the brand’s product lines, including the main collection; the menswear line; the Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand produced and distributed by G-III, plus Karl Lagerfeld Jeans. —

Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

Paz and Renee open the cages and free the creatures, thanks to the betrayal of security chief Hank (Eric Edelstein).

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Early cages were constructed from chicken wire, until steel began to be used around the ’80s.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 28 May 2026