/ Thesaurus / T Synonyms of take the cake Find synonyms for: Verb1. take the cake, winusage: rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ontiguous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language