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

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

Employers are already feeling it in longer hiring cycles and rising recruiting costs. — Svenja Gudell, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Who brings on the cycles of violence that each side knows will lead only to more death and destruction? — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Focus on outcomes like faster cycles, fewer exceptions and lower costs, not the number of agents deployed. — Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026