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

The pair started at farmers markets with treats before building up to cakes. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Set casseroles, cakes, pies, meat, and other full dishes that have the potential to overflow on a sheet pan so any drips will be contained rather than spilling onto the racks and the oven floor. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

New additions this year in Aurora will include A Little Slice of Europe, featuring European cheeses; Biro Kurtos, serving chimney cakes; and Steincenter, offering a new selection of steins. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

There’s the giant deli counter, filled with salads and hot dishes from around Eastern Europe, shelves of cakes and fantastical desserts, and a cafe that serves everything from burgers to blini. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Fourteen-year-old Saira Sharma, Raghavaraju's longtime friend and neighbor, is one of the young volunteers helping prepare the cakes and bundles. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Charlotte has dozens of spots to pick up sweet croissants, fruity muffins, cookies and cakes from talented pros. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026

The coffee cake is, naturally, meant to be enjoyed with coffee—so it’s bound to be sweeter than other Costco cakes. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2026

Be sure to look out for seasonal cakes by the slice; banana and piña colada are recent hits. — Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

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