Definitions

fence in

VERB

cage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coop up

STRONG

confine enclose envelop hem immure impound imprison incarcerate jail mew pen restrain

WEAK

close in lock up shut in shut up

Antonyms

STRONG

free let go liberate release

WEAK

let out

VERB

coop

Synonyms

STRONG

cage corral intern keep pen trap

WEAK

close in detain enclose hem in hold captive hold prisoner impound imprison incarcerate lock up put under lock and key shut in shut up

Antonyms

STRONG

free let go release

WEAK

set free

VERB

corral

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coop up lock up

STRONG

cage confine pen

WEAK

shut in shut up

Antonyms

STRONG

free let go release

WEAK

set free

VERB

define

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delineate distinguish establish limit mark set

STRONG

belt border bound circumscribe compass confine curb demarcate edge encircle enclose encompass envelop fix flank gird girdle rim settle surround verge

WEAK

mark out set bounds to stake out wall in

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist center free help let go lose open release unloose unsettle

WEAK

confuse distort tangle twist

VERB

impound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imprison seize

STRONG

cage enclose hold keep pen take

WEAK

coop up shut in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go release

STRONG

abandon give stop

VERB

imprison

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehend commit detain hold incarcerate jail lock up remand

STRONG

cage check circumscribe closet constrain curb ice immure impound intern keep limit nab occlude pen restrain stockade trammel

WEAK

bastille bottle up hold captive hold hostage hold in custody keep captive keep in custody lock in put away put behind bars rail in send to prison send up shut in take prisoner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease free let go liberate release stop

STRONG

aid allow assist help permit

VERB

pen

Synonyms

STRONG

box cage case confine coop corral hedge mew

WEAK

close in hem in shut in

Antonyms

STRONG

free let go release set free

WEAK

speak

VERB

surround

Synonyms

STRONGEST

besiege circle envelop hem in inundate ring

STRONG

beleaguer beset blockade border bound circumscribe circumvent compass confine edge enclave encompass environ fringe gird girdle invest limit loop margin outline rim round skirt verge

WEAK

box in close around close in close in on go around lay siege to shut in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free

STRONG

allow center let go lose permit release

Example Sentences

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Images on social media showed a person scaling the fence in a costume that included a smiley face head with sunglasses, prompting the monkeys to scatter.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

In a Feb. 14 letter to the crew’s families after the second extension was announced, he wrote that he had expected to be home within weeks, fixing the fence in his backyard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Ahead of his speech, Netanyahu's office ordered that the Israeli military mount loudspeakers on trucks near the Gaza perimeter fence in order to broadcast his words live across the territory.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

Not just with the erection of the fence in Hungary but, among several examples, the deployment of riot police in Croatia, and migrants being detained in Slovenia.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

Bill went on to say that he didn’t want a fence in the living room.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

fence in

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