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

After several miles and several hours, the herd is contained, and visitors can gather at the corrals outside the Custer State Park Bison Center to watch crews work. — Mary Beaumont, Midwest Living, 25 Aug. 2026

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

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