encaged
Locked in cage
Encaged means confined in or as if in a cage.
The word functions as both a verb form and an adjective, describing something that has been put into a cage or trapped within confining boundaries.
The encaged birds beat their wings against the bars.
The term extends naturally to figurative uses describing any state of confinement or restriction.
She felt encaged by the expectations of her family.
Rods, taverns, or measures
- cellBasic unit of life
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
- penInk-filled writing tool
- coopPoultry enclosure
kennel · pound · lockup · enclosure · barred · locked · bolted · sealed
State of being restricted
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
- custodyProtective care or control
detention · captive · hostage · prisoner · detainee · internment · enslavement · subjugation
Unable to escape
shackled · chained · restricted · constrained · stifled · smothered · suffocated · strangled
bars
Rods, taverns, or measures
coop · kennel · pound · lockup · enclosure · barred · locked · bolted · sealed · confined
confinement
State of being restricted
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
custody · detention · captive · hostage · prisoner · detainee · internment · enslavement · subjugation · oppression
trapped
Unable to escape
fettered · shackled · chained · restricted · constrained · stifled · smothered · suffocated · strangled · hemmed
aviary
Large enclosure for birds
- menagerieCollection of exotic creatures
- terrariumGlass-walled growing enclosure
- aquariumTank for keeping fish
vivarium · zoo · sanctuary · wildlife · exhibit · enclosure · habitat · conservation · endangered · specimen
encagedfree
Without payment or restriction
freed · released · liberated · uncaged · free-roaming
encagedliberated
Released from confinement
emancipated · freed · unshackled · unfettered · free