Synonyms of cages

cages 1 of 2

noun

plural of cage

as in coops

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

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

cages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cage

as in houses

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

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