Synonyms of flake

flake 1 of 3

noun (1)

as in chip

a small flat piece separated from a whole

sprinkle the cake with coconut flakes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chip
• sliver
• splinter
• fragment
• shard
• sheet
• splint
• spall
• shred
• bit
• scrap
• particle
• disc
• disk
• part
• leaf
• portion
• section
• clipping
• shiver
• slice
• shave
• shaving
• tatter
• flinders
• snippet
• smithereens
• paring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slab
• lump
• chunk
• hunk

• slab
• lump
• chunk
• hunk

flake

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in eccentric

a person of odd or whimsical habits

the lady with all those cats is sweet, but kind of a flake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eccentric
• character
• nut
• piece of work
• crank
• crack
• original
• kook
• weirdo
• crackpot
• fruitcake
• freak
• screwball
• nutter
• codger
• oddball
• nutcase
• maverick
• rarity
• odd duck
• oddity
• head case
• quiz
• bohemian
• zany
• crackbrain
• geezer
• coot
• nonconformist
• curio
• quixote
• fantast
• fantastico

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sheep
• follower
• conformer
• conformist

• sheep
• follower
• conformer
• conformist

flake

3 of 3

verb

as in to peel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peel
• scale
• shed
• slough
• sluff
• molt
• slip
• exfoliate
• discard
• ditch
• scrap
• chuck
• throw away
• unload
• fling (off or away)
• jettison
• junk
• throw out
• shuck (off)