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

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

The cakes took off across the South before being introduced nationwide, according to the Food Network. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 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

The cafe serves a variety of pastries and desserts, including pizza, meat pies, banana bread, cakes and sandwiches. — Emma Hall august 5, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Glass cases are stocked with cakes, pies, brownies, cookies, and other sweet items, as well as savory pot pies and quiches. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Across the fairgrounds’ sprawling 277 acres, visitors can experience livestock shows and rodeos, watch a parade and football, pick out their dream car at the Texas Auto Show, devour funnel cakes and go for a ride on the Texas Star ferris wheel. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026

The new movie follows 28 years later, as Sally bakes cakes and avoids men, while Gilly attracts men named Chad on Tinder. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 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