CAKEWALKS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

cakewalks

noun

plural of cakewalk

as in picnics

something easily done or dealt with no one was pretending that winning the election would be a cakewalk

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Recent Examples of cakewalks La Liga is a two-horse race, with occasional Atletico Madrid interruptions; Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga are Parisian and Bavarian cakewalks with rare exceptions. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Becerra also has a lot more electoral experience, having won 14 elections in California (many cakewalks as a Congressman). — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026 There are no real cakewalks in March and – as Thursday proved – upsets are always on the cards. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026 There aren’t many cakewalks in the NFL. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025 The Ducks have just two more trips outside the Pacific time zone to Rutgers and Iowa, neither of which will be cakewalks. — Erick Smith, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025

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Levon, the local sheriff, wants Pamela to bowl and go to town picnics, but Pamela can’t move forward — especially since Jason’s body was never retrieved after his drowning.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Tubular-frame seats can be completely unlatched and removed for picnics.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

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