Synonyms of cakes

cakes 1 of 2

noun

plural of cake

1

as in patties

a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried

the rich, tender cakes of crabmeat had been lightly fried

Synonyms & Similar Words

• patties
• sticks
• fritters
• croquettes
• cutlets
• fingers
• galettes
• gâteaux

2

as in picnics

something easily done or dealt with

today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday's

Synonyms & Similar Words

• picnics
• breezes
• roses
• cream puffs
• pieces of cake
• cakewalks
• walks in the park
• duck soup
• kid stuff
• snaps
• pushovers
• cinches
• child's play
• sitting ducks
• gimmes
• no-brainers
• laughers
• walkaways

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pains
• beasts
• bears
• murders
• killers
• chores
• labors
• headaches
• stinkers
• horror shows
• sticky wickets
• posers
• troubles
• nuisances
• stumpers
• toughies
• brainteasers
• bothers

cakes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cake

as in crusts

to cover with a hardened layer

shoes caked with dried mud

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crusts
• smears
• coats
• encrusts
• rimes
• covers
• spreads
• coagulates
• hardens
• besmears
• daubs
• congeals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cakes

Noun

Mac’s Fish & Chicken in Monroe pairs seafood plates with sheet cakes from The Bakery @ Mac’s, which offers more than 30 flavors of cakes and pies plus specialty desserts like banana pudding. — Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026

Connie’s cakes, one carrot and one chocolate, took way too long to bake, and so her decoration turns out to be a little rudimentary. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026

For the midnight release of a Beastie Boys record, Levin recalled that a label representative got nine ice cream cakes. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Next door, Triple Crown Bakery fills a cozy cottage with pastry chef Alena Vaughn’s cakes and pastries. — Sarah Bisacca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2026

The waterfront features a whiskey distillery, green spaces and restaurants offering local delicacy options, like steamed crabs and crab cakes. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Toward the end of the night, Hadid blew out candles on four separate cakes, each one meant to honor one Guest in Residence location. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026

The crab cakes at Maroon are served as Alaskan red king legs filled with crab and crunchy panko. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Chris Hemsworth From walking on the treadmill with his son in his arms to whipping up dinosaur birthday cakes, our 2014 Sexiest Man Alive is basically Super Dad to children Tristan, Sasha and India. — Maria Yagoda, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2026

Verb

The kids aren’t going to remember that mom made the birthday cakes herself. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026