Thesaurus results for CAKED

caked

verb

past tense of cake

as in smeared

to cover with a hardened layer shoes caked with dried mud

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Recent Examples of caked Degrease The Kitchen If frying bacon or green tomatoes has left your range hood and cooktop with caked on grease, Windex can cut through it. —

Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 June 2026 Clean Off the Deck A mower deck caked with clippings attracts more clippings. —

Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026 My sneakers caked tall with snow. —

Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 Also, a magenta bed once owned by a Vegas drag queen that couldn’t be restored in time for the show (too much hair spray caked on the headboard). —

Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026 Try Audible for free Hands caked with mud, fingertips diced by a thousand tiny cuts, and my wheels were spinning again. —

CBS News, 1 May 2026 If your gardening tools have rust or caked-on dirt from their last use, vinegar can help. —

Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026 Green is slightly stronger for cleaning lightly caked grime, while yellow is strong enough to strip off paint. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026 The interior gauges, caked in 50 years of dust, are beautiful, with a peculiar toggle switch in the center of the dashboard that looks like it was taken from an RAF Spitfire fighter plane. —

Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caked

Verb

By the end of the debate, about 150 men dressed in Indigenous costumes, their faces smeared with soot, stormed to a nearby wharf and dumped a literal boatload of tea into the water.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 June 2026
One group inflated a giant disco ball, while another smeared themselves with body paint next to a line of rehearsing dancers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

Definition of smeared

Verb

Such hospitality was reserved for a narrow category of humanity, resembling as closely as possible those local barons whose surnames crusted the stones of local cemeteries.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
What's Included Among the entrees are two varieties of salmon (coconut macadamia nut-crusted or grilled), chicken (either grilled or lightly breaded), London broil, marinara beef meatballs and turkey meat loaf.

— Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of crusted

Verb

The Seahawks ring, large as a child’s fist, is encrusted with 20 carats of white diamonds and blue sapphires.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Lastly, the new Air Jordan 4 Retro OG style is set to come with a silver Jumpman hangtag that’s encrusted with diamond-like gems.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 10 June 2026

Definition of encrusted

Verb

When choosing a warranty, review the contract, check what is covered, and understand the claims process.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Travel insurance experts say travelers' biggest mistake this summer is too much confidence—like assuming that any disruption is automatically covered by their policy.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026