as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
employees who felt encaged in their cubicles
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encage
Verb
-
For six years, the building that once housed The Coffee Cup, a beloved neighborhood diner in St. Paul’s North End, sat empty.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
19 June 2025 -
The property will feature amenities that have traditionally been hard to come by in New Hampshire hotels, such as a wine cellar, a beachside bourbon bar, and a library that houses a grand piano.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Verb
-
Flows have been confined to the Halemaʻumaʻu crater and the southwest side of Kaluapele, Kīlauea's summit caldera.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
20 June 2025
-
Animals large and small—those that had evolved to sprint across plains and live half their lives submerged in water—were confined in rows of tiny, barren cages lined with metal bars.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 June 2025
Verb
-
Towering limestone cliffs enclose the cove, creating a striking setting ideal for snorkeling, diving, or simply enjoying a peaceful escape in nature.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
-
The house is a modest one-and-a-half-story Cape set on pilings with a crawl space enclosed by boards, built of native spruce and pine lumber that Mark and Fraser cut from the nearby islands.—
Robert Finch
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
Verb
-
There’s a metaphor, we’re all caged birds in this world where we’re born into families.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
16 May 2025
-
Their ingenuity is often caged or marginalized if operating in a context with a focus on managing a structure (reporting relationships, communication channels, procedures, and systems) with only limited attention to culture.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
-
Especially given that the Switch 2, encased in the Killswitch, is probably my favorite console of all time.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
-
Photo : Modern Media for Sotheby’s International Realty There are four original fireplaces in total, including a massive one encased in antique wood in the family room.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
21 June 2025
Verb
-
Seven-year-old Zeina roams the hills that surround her village on a rusty bike.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
-
Naylor is surrounded in the Diamondbacks lineup by hitters like Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte, Geraldo Perdomo, and Eugenio Suarez.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Verb
-
The man’s body was found lying facedown, covered in a blanket and showing signs of trauma — including what appeared to be a stab wound to his back, a police source told the Daily News.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
-
Registering your business is a fairly straightforward and low-cost process and includes the following areas.—
Rhett Buttle,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Encage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encage. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share