Synonyms of bicycle

bicycle

noun

ˈbī-si-kəl 

as in bike

a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars

the range of the boy's explorations vastly expanded when he acquired his first bicycle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bike
• velocipede
• push-bike
• two-wheeler
• cycle
• mountain bike
• tandem bicycle
• ten-speed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bicycle

Designing the bicycles, however, was only half the challenge. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

The rescue party made its way to New York harbor by train, private car, and then two bicycles shared among the three of them—Frank, Sarah’s husband, on one; Sarah and Billo on the other—when shipyard traffic proved unconquerable by automobile. — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

In 2018, a young man named Hu Anyan found work in Beijing as a courier, after stints as a convenience-store clerk, a bicycle salesman, and a security guard. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Rollison was seen fleeing from the scene on a bicycle, stopped and arrested, Gianino said. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026