Synonyms of cage

cage 1 of 2

noun

ˈkāj 

as in coop

an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals

the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coop
• pound
• corral
• kennel
• pen
• hutch
• aquarium
• fence
• stockade
• henhouse
• fold
• cote
• kraal
• dovecote
• terrarium
• pigpen
• sheepfold
• run
• dovecot
• live-box

cage

2 of 2

verb

as in to house

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• confine
• enclose
• pen
• closet
• encase
• surround
• include
• fence (in)
• box (in)
• encage
• inclose
• hem (in)
• wall (in)
• hedge
• envelop
• corral
• coop (up)
• immure
• bound
• mew (up)
• ring
• restrict
• contain
• limit
• encompass
• circumscribe
• armor
• frame
• encircle
• cocoon
• enframe
• enfold
• encapsulate
• encapsule
• encyst
• ensheathe
• enwomb
• enlace
• ensphere

Examples of cage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But this form of beauty is something of a gilded cage, a safe place for a little time, though also a trap that a woman can’t escape. —Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024

Before his adoption, Marcel lived in a small cage at a puppy mill for years. —Kelli Bender, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024

Verb

Plus, what was Otto Hightower doing caged up, hmm? 6 | Was Snowpiercer’s Layton acting a bit too unhinged after Liana’s kidnapping? —Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Aug. 2024

Earlier this year, the AVMA endorsed federal legislation designed to invalidate one of the most important farm animal welfare laws ever passed in the US: California’s Proposition 12, which bans the pork industry’s confinement of pigs in gestation crates, cages barely larger than their bodies. —Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024