cages

The word “cages” has 2 syllables: ca-ges

It's pronounced as /ˈkeɪdʒɪz/


What is synonym and antonym for cages?

In the thesaurus, “cages” has 54 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for cages along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for cages

Meanings of cages

  • noun
    1. An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
    2. The passenger compartment of a lift.
    3. (water polo) The goal.
    4. An automobile.
    5. Something that hinders freedom.
    6. The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.
    7. An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.
    8. A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve.
    9. A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.
    10. The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
    11. The catcher's wire mask.
    12. A regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth.

Example Sentences

  • The zookeeper cleaned the animal cages every morning to ensure hygiene.
  • The birds chirped happily as they hopped around their spacious cages.
  • The dog felt lonely inside the cages at the animal shelter.
  • The circus trainer taught the tigers to perform tricks inside their cages.
  • The factory produced metal cages for transporting fragile items.

On this page you'll find 54 synonyms or another words to cages, such as: aquaria, aquariums, armors, bounds, circumscribes, closets, cocoons.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

cadres

  • architectures
  • armatures
  • cages
  • chassis
  • configurations
  • contours
  • edifices
  • fabrics
  • figures
  • frames
  • frameworks
  • framings
  • infrastructures
  • lattices
  • networks
  • outlines
  • profiles
  • shapes
  • shells
  • silhouettes
  • skeletons
  • structures

fabrics

jailhouses

jails

labor camps

  • bastilles
  • big houses
  • blocks
  • bridewells
  • brigs
  • bull pens
  • cages
  • calabooses
  • cans
  • cells
  • clinks
  • concentration camps
  • coolers
  • coops
  • dungeons
  • glasshouses
  • guardhouses
  • guardrooms
  • gulags
  • hocks
  • holds
  • holes
  • hoosegows
  • hulks
  • jailhouses
  • jails
  • joints
  • jugs
  • keeps
  • lockups
  • nicks
  • oubliettes
  • penitentiaries
  • pens
  • pokeys
  • prison camps
  • prisons
  • quods
  • reform schools
  • reformatories
  • slammers
  • slams
  • stalags
  • stirs
  • stockades
  • tanks
  • tolbooths
  • training schools
  • wards
  • work camps

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