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

  • aquaria
  • aquariums
  • armors
  • bounds
  • circumscribes
  • closets
  • cocoons
  • confines
  • contains
  • coops
  • corrals
  • cotes
  • dovecotes
  • dovecots
  • encages
  • encapsulates
  • encapsules
  • encases
  • encircles
  • encloses
  • encompasses
  • encysts
  • enfolds
  • enframes
  • enlaces
  • ensheathes
  • enspheres
  • envelops
  • enwombs
  • fences
  • folds
  • frames
  • hedges
  • henhouses
  • houses
  • hutches
  • immures
  • incloses
  • includes
  • kennels
  • kraals
  • limits
  • live-boxes
  • pens
  • pigpens
  • pounds
  • restricts
  • rings
  • runs
  • sheepfolds
  • stockades
  • surrounds
  • terraria
  • terrariums

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

  • architectures
  • armatures
  • bolt
  • building
  • cadres
  • cages
  • chassis
  • cloths
  • configurations
  • consistency
  • constitution
  • construction
  • contours
  • edifices
  • fiber
  • fibers
  • figures
  • foundation
  • frame
  • frames
  • framework
  • frameworks
  • framings
  • goods
  • infrastructure
  • infrastructures
  • lattices
  • make-up
  • mold
  • networks
  • organization
  • outlines
  • profiles
  • rags
  • shapes
  • shells
  • silhouettes
  • skeletons
  • stamp
  • structures
  • stuff
  • substance
  • textile
  • textiles
  • texture
  • threads
  • web
  • yarns

jailhouses

  • 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
  • jails
  • joints
  • jugs
  • keeps
  • labor camps
  • 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

jails

  • apprehends
  • arrests
  • bars
  • bastilles
  • big houses
  • binds
  • blocks
  • bridewells
  • brigs
  • bull pens
  • busts
  • cages
  • calabooses
  • cans
  • captures
  • catches
  • cells
  • clinks
  • commits
  • concentration camps
  • confines
  • constrains
  • coolers
  • coops
  • detains
  • dungeons
  • enchains
  • fetters
  • gates
  • glasshouses
  • guardhouses
  • guardrooms
  • gulags
  • handcuffs
  • hocks
  • holds
  • holes
  • hoosegows
  • hulks
  • immures
  • impounds
  • impresses
  • imprisons
  • incarcerates
  • interns
  • jailhouses
  • joints
  • jugs
  • keeps
  • labor camps
  • limits
  • lockups
  • manacles
  • nabs
  • nicks
  • oubliettes
  • penitentiaries
  • pens
  • picks up
  • pinches
  • pokeys
  • prison camps
  • prisons
  • quods
  • reform schools
  • reformatories
  • restrains
  • restricts
  • seizes
  • shackles
  • shanghais
  • shuts
  • slammers
  • slams
  • stalags
  • stirs
  • stockades
  • tanks
  • tolbooths
  • training schools
  • trammels
  • wards
  • work camps

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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