Synonyms of corrals

corrals 1 of 2

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

corrals

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verb

present tense third-person singular of corral

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabs
• catches
• lands
• snatches
• traps
• captures
• gets
• seizes
• snags
• bags
• snares
• hooks
• nets
• nails
• collars
• takes hold (of)
• snaps (up)
• grapples
• cops
• nabs
• raps
• gloms
• nobbles
• clutches
• corners
• ropes
• arrests
• lassos
• gloves
• holds
• grasps
• halters
• bays
• grips
• apprehends
• secures
• detains
• fists
• clasps
• latches (on or onto)
• meshes
• fastens (on)
• kidnaps
• enmeshes
• entraps
• spirits (away or off)
• entangles
• abducts
• rends
• ensnares
• wrests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• releases
• frees
• discharges
• liberates
• drops
• loosens
• unhands

3

as in assembles

to bring together in one body or place

corral all the members of the tour group in the lounge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assembles
• collects
• gathers
• groups
• accumulates
• amasses
• garners
• packs
• constellates
• congregates
• concentrates
• rounds up
• joins
• bulks (up)
• lumps
• gets together
• combines
• piles
• herds
• balls
• stacks
• organizes
• pools
• clusters
• picks up
• musters
• huddles
• bunches
• rallies
• flocks
• unites
• arranges
• batches
• bands
• connects
• throngs
• brigades
• swarms
• heaps
• compiles
• merges
• raises
• hives
• links
• regroups
• systematizes
• collates
• archives
• presses
• scrapes (up or together)
• regathers
• re-collects

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperses
• scatters
• separates
• dissipates
• dispels
• splits (up)
• dissolves
• sends
• disintegrates
• breaks up
• severs
• dismisses
• disbands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corrals

Noun

Horse corrals remain in place from the princess’s time there, and an infinity-view deck takes in sunsets over the surrounding mountains. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026

To stake herbaceous peonies, use rings, grow-through grids, tomato cages, or homemade corrals made of bamboo and string. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026

Federal officials are using helicopters and ground vehicles to drive the horses into a large catch pen with holding corrals. — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Standard practices with cattle can break the skin, including shearing and dehorning, or even moving them in and out of corrals can cause scrapes and cuts. — CBS News, 8 June 2026

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

Verb

But the more underrated value lies in the harness that corrals that intelligence to achieve specific business outcomes. — Don Schuerman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Goodman’s prose is clear rather than complex, and carefully calibrated to each of her characters; the book’s form corrals the natural speed of her sentences into act-length shapes that one moves around in one’s head like puzzle pieces. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

The map accompanying Gallagher’s resolution corrals the state’s population centers — like the Bay Area, San Diego, Los Angeles and Sacramento — into one state. — Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 26 May 2026

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

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