Synonyms of flake

flake 1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈflāk 

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
• splint
• sheet
• spall
• bit
• shred
• scrap
• particle
• disk
• leaf
• part
• portion
• section
• clipping
• shiver
• slice
• shave
• shaving
• tatter
• flinders
• snippet
• smithereens
• paring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sheep
• follower
• conformer
• conformist

flake

3 of 3

verb

as in to peel

Related Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flake

Noun

Sprinkle with more oregano and crushed red pepper flakes (if using). —Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Mar. 2026

By end of day my skin still looks like skin, with no flakes and minimal buildup. —Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026

Verb

This includes the best barrier creams to slather onto your complexion when the temps drop below freezing (or—sorry to say it—your skin starts to flake). —Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 20 Nov. 2025

These micro-vibrations cause the ice to crack and flake away, all without heating the surface. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025