as in chained
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
as in housed
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
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of caged
Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
What is more, Jackson in the Oval Office would be a caged bird.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The 90-minute session also allows visitors to feed caged zookeepers, who are dressed up as pandas, with apple pieces.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
That’s why caged parrots are prone to atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke, Windsor says.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
More than 6,000 people have been killed and 22,000 political prisoners remain caged.
—Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Margot Robbie chose a caged black Alaïa sandal at a Los Angeles photocall last month while Meagan Good has circled lace-up pairs from Jessica Rich and Alevì Milano in July.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Space supported or caged determinate tomato plants 1½ to 2 feet apart, increasing the spacing to 2 to 2½ feet for unsupported plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
The imagery shows that the characters are kind of caged by this environment.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Feb. 2026
Royals are caged most of the time.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
In 1906, for example, the Bronx zoo caged a Congolese man named Ota Benga in the primate house as an exhibit.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Bear bile farming is now banned in Vietnam, but there are still dozens of bears stuck on farms, caged and alone.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Monday’s protest at Manolo’s Bakery On Monday, a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty sat caged on a patch of grass between the sidewalk and the road in front of the bakery.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Nov. 2025
All of the show’s authority figures — Morrow, Kirsh, Boy Kavalier, Dame Sylvia — end the season caged, with a Xenomorph looming above them, looking potentially ready to pounce.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The caged bird sings with a fearful trillof things unknown but longed for stilland his tune is heard on the distant hillfor the caged bird sings of freedom.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
What is more, Jackson in the Oval Office would be a caged bird.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The 90-minute session also allows visitors to feed caged zookeepers, who are dressed up as pandas, with apple pieces.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
That’s why caged parrots are prone to atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke, Windsor says.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
More than 6,000 people have been killed and 22,000 political prisoners remain caged.
—Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Margot Robbie chose a caged black Alaïa sandal at a Los Angeles photocall last month while Meagan Good has circled lace-up pairs from Jessica Rich and Alevì Milano in July.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
Some of these sows are basically caged for the majority of their breeding life — years — and are about the size of a black bear.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Space supported or caged determinate tomato plants 1½ to 2 feet apart, increasing the spacing to 2 to 2½ feet for unsupported plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
The imagery shows that the characters are kind of caged by this environment.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Feb. 2026
Royals are caged most of the time.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
In 1906, for example, the Bronx zoo caged a Congolese man named Ota Benga in the primate house as an exhibit.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Bear bile farming is now banned in Vietnam, but there are still dozens of bears stuck on farms, caged and alone.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Monday’s protest at Manolo’s Bakery On Monday, a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty sat caged on a patch of grass between the sidewalk and the road in front of the bakery.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Nov. 2025
All of the show’s authority figures — Morrow, Kirsh, Boy Kavalier, Dame Sylvia — end the season caged, with a Xenomorph looming above them, looking potentially ready to pounce.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caged
Verb
-
The image appears to show the bottom of Orion's service module where its main engine and auxiliary thrusters are housed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
-
And, most people who are living on the street are actively trying to become housed.—
Benjamin F. Henwood,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
-
In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Because this month’s layoffs are not confined to tech and spread across airlines, logistics, food production, healthcare, and more, the overall job market may be entering a recalibration period due to cost pressures and the rise of artificial intelligence.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
-
This cosmic expansion doesn’t actually consist of anything exceeding the speed of light, as the limits of special relativity (which limit speeds to a limit of the speed of light) are confined to two objects passing each other at the same location in space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
-
The tiny house is accessed through a large enclosed porch, which provides some semi-outdoor living space.—
Adam Williams
March 27,
New Atlas,
27 Mar. 2026
-
Even as the mayhem seems temporarily under control, looming questions remain about how to defuse the ticking time bomb that is 60,000 rowdy spectators in an enclosed stadium, a dilemma that especially fans outward into a metaphor for confronting an incendiary, agonized world.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
His entire right foot encased in ice, Foster bunny-hopped onto the dais, hobbling from ice foot to sneakered foot, to his seat.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
-
The primary suite is the crown jewel of the space—encased in a wall of glass that welcomes natural light at every angle from the living room just below.—
Kristin Braswell,
Architectural Digest,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Carroll had a nice try in the 62nd minute when a corner kick found Auns, surrounded in front of the goal.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
-
Nevertheless, you are surrounded by high energy that is keen to socialize.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Caged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caged. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
