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

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

Or, local bakeries, grocery stores, and many big-box retailers like Costco, Sam’s Club, or BJ’s can also make theme cakes to order. — Amanda Rock, Parents, 12 Aug. 2026

Menu offerings include appetizers such as Dungeness crab cakes and lobster corn dogs, and entrées such as crispy chicken Milanese, honey miso glazed salmon and a signature Skywalker Ranch Wagyu burger. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Restaurants that allow outside cakes may charge a cutting fee, Gottsman noted. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Six of Roland’s children worked at the shop as teenagers and, when two of her sons got married, Rainbow Cone owners Joe and Katherine Sapp even sent them rainbow cakes. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

On her Stories, the mom-of-two also shared a glimpse at all three of her birthday cakes. — Staff Author, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026

Hildegard’s recipe calls for equal parts of nutmeg and cinnamon and a small amount of cloves mixed with whole wheat flour and water to make small cakes. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

So many have dreamed of Betty Boop’s curves under a red dress that the little doll appears on birthday cakes, balloons, even on the license plates of many Cubans in Miami. — Sarah Moreno august 7, Miami Herald, 7 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