cage

The word “cage” has 1 syllable: cage

It's pronounced as /keɪdʒ/

What is synonym and antonym for cage?

In the thesaurus, “cage” has 68 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for cage along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for cage

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.
verb
1. To confine in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage.
2. To restrict someone's movement or creativity.
3. To track individual responses to direct mail, either to maintain and develop mailing lists or to identify people who are not eligible to vote because they do not reside at the registered addresses.

The zookeeper carefully opened the cage to feed the lions.
The canary happily chirped inside its cage by the window.
The magician astounded the audience by escaping from a locked cage underwater.
The pet store had a variety of cages for different types of birds and rodents.
She felt trapped, like a bird in a gilded cage, unable to pursue her dreams.

On this page you'll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to cage, such as: aquarium, armor, bound, circumscribe, close in, closet, cocoon.

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