Synonyms of cycles

cycles

noun

plural of cycle

1

as in circles

a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order

the cycle of birth, growth, decline, and death that is experienced by all life forms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circles
• patterns
• rounds
• series
• wheels
• progressions
• syndromes
• runs
• developments
• zodiacs
• rotations
• merry-go-rounds
• sequences
• chains
• loops
• courses
• circuits
• revolutions
• strings
• rings
• successions
• beats
• trains
• turns
• turnovers

2

as in months

a long or seemingly long period of time

years, centuries, and cycles will pass before I budge on that issue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• months
• forevers
• ages
• longs
• aeons
• moons
• eternities
• blue moons
• infinities
• donkey's years
• coon's ages
• lifetimes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minutes
• seconds
• moments
• flashes
• instants
• split seconds
• shakes
• winks
• twinkles
• microseconds
• trices
• nanoseconds
• twinklings
• jiffies

3

as in bikes

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

a top-of-the-line cycle incorporating the latest technology

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bikes
• bicycles
• velocipedes
• two-wheelers
• push-bikes
• mountain bikes
• tandem bicycles
• ten-speeds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cycles

Their strength has always been their ability to think beyond election cycles, market fluctuations, technological fads, and the crises of the moment. — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Troubles with its property tax system upgrade delayed some distributions from recent billing cycles at Treasurer Maria Pappas’ office while pushing this year’s cycle two months later. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

The idea is to use it in 15-minute recovery cycles and relax your feet more efficiently than simply sitting around. — New Atlas, 31 July 2026

Chinese disrupters were cranking out new models with development cycles of 20 to 24 months, compared to 40 to 50 months in the West. — Philipp Kampshoff, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Later perimenopause can stretch cycles as much as two months apart, with hot flashes reported by about 80% of women, plus depression, sleep disturbances, vaginal dryness and vulvar burning or itching. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Later perimenopause can stretch cycles up to two months apart, with hot flashes affecting roughly 80% of women and new symptoms emerging, including depression, sleep disturbances, vaginal dryness and vulvar irritation. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026

After only two purification cycles, the researchers produced neodymium that was 97 percent pure. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

But Choset credited his team’s prior experiences and training on search and rescue scenarios using the snakebots, which included cycles of breaking and fixing the robots to improve them. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026