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 Historically, gateway businesses faced risks that were comparatively familiar and cyclical and tied to standard seasonal tourist traffic and traditional market challenges. — Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026 Those cyclic population crashes of grouse that prompt hunters to drag out the good old days for contrast may well be linked to this phenomenon. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 Thanks to fashion’s cyclical nature, many of the era’s biggest trends are making their comeback. — Samantha Sutton, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026 In his 1801 magnum opus Disquisitiones Arithmeticae, German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss wrote about a cyclical mystery. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cyclic

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Real-time tracking cuts costly checks Nuclear facilities currently rely on a combination of instruments, physical security measures, manual sampling and periodic shutdowns to determine how much nuclear material is present and where it is located.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
While Western intelligence agencies have debated periodic reports of Iranian scientists attending North Korean nuclear tests, Pyongyang’s willingness to proliferate nuclear infrastructure elsewhere is beyond doubt.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of periodic

Adjective

His new marrow engrafted quickly, and aside from some recurrent adenovirus, his recovery went remarkably well.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Joan Baez, yet another famous fan, emerges as one of the diary’s recurrent characters, and a kind of guiding spirit for this metamorphosis.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of recurrent

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The moment helped popularize the style, and the name was later applied to the necklace’s continuous line of diamonds.

— Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Consumers are increasingly seeking a holistic, continuous understanding of their health, and practical guidance on how to improve it.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of continuous

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