CYCLIC Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

cyclic

adjective

variants or cyclical

Definition of cyclic

as in periodic

happening again and again in the same order cyclic changes in the weather the cyclical nature of history

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Recent Examples of cyclic When the researchers applied a voltage, the molecule underwent cyclic motion with a clear directional preference. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 Throughout history, humans have used cyclical patterns to shed the petty parts of ourselves and to open the door to our deeper minds. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 Still, Converse’s sales hemorrhage raises fair questions about whether this is more than a cyclical decline. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 That Christ message blasted away a cyclic, self-defeating pattern. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cyclic

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The men and women, both of whom split their home games between Hartford and M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion on campus, have staged periodic doubleheaders in the years since, when schedules intersected.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
The ranch offers periodic whole- and half-animal shares, and also has an on-site store at 1605 Cook Rd.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of periodic

Adjective

But the 2026 study found that only 15% of women diagnosed with recurrent UTIs showed evidence of problems limited to the bladder or urinary tract.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
What’s happening A 2026 study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reviewed the medical records of 253 women diagnosed with recurrent UTIs.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of recurrent

Adjective

Its stated goal is to build continuous defensive loops that find and fix weaknesses before attackers do.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
In one battery test involving continuous web browsing over 5G, the iPhone Duo reportedly lasted 13 hours and 20 minutes, compared with 10 hours and 6 minutes for Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of continuous

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