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

Is there a comedy cycle, the same way there are cycles in fashion? — Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

California’s revenue is notoriously top heavy, leaving state coffers vulnerable to boom-and-bust cycles as the wealthiest residents see their incomes rise and fall with the stock market. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

In laboratory tests, batteries made with the new material matched the initial performance of conventional lithium-ion cells and retained their capacity longer after hundreds to thousands of charging cycles. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Some facilities are also experimenting with reusing water across multiple cooling cycles, reducing the need to add fresh water during each cycle. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Air pockets trapped between overlapping leaves moderate the soil temperature and slow heat transfer, buffering against the freeze-thaw cycles that heave soil, fracture plant roots and expose beneficial soil microbes to lethal cold. — Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Additionally, supercapacitors last for many more charge/discharge cycles than batteries. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026

For the past three decades, defense procurement was a stagnant oligopoly dominated by a handful of massive legacy prime contractors and painfully slow cost-plus research-and-development cycles. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

As fashion cycles through infinite stages of nostalgia—particularly the brashness of the ’80s and the sleek, techy sportiness of the ’90s—there’s something about airbrushing that feels less overt and slightly irreverent. — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026