cageless

Free from bars

Cageless describes something without a cage or not confined to one.

The word appears most often in discussions of animal welfare—cageless eggs come from hens not kept in battery cages, and cageless zoos design enclosures that don't look like traditional cages.

The sanctuary provides cageless living for rescued birds.

freedom

unrestrained

Not held back

unshackled · unfettered · unbound · emancipation · autonomy · independence · liberation · release · free-range · self-determination

habitat

free-range

Not confined to enclosure

open-air · naturalistic · enriched · spacious · roaming · barrier-free · wild · humane · ethical · pasture-raised

farming

free-range

Not confined to enclosure

organic · welfare · henhouse · poultry · laying · foraging · scratching · roaming · cruelty-free · uncrated

design

open

Not closed

open-plan · fenceless · unpartitioned · borderless · seamless · unrestricted · accessible · transparent · unbarred · grateless

wildlife

wild

Not domesticated or controlled

free-roaming · native · indigenous · uncaptured · unreleased · untagged · feral · ranging · migratory · territorial

Categories
Opposites
confinement

cagelesscaged

Confined by bars

enclosed · penned · confined · encaged · barred

captivity status

cagelesscaptive

One held by force

trapped · imprisoned · restrained · tethered · chained

Family

cage, caged, birdcage, caging, ribcage, uncaged, encage, encaged, cagelike

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G