Cycle
Cycle noun - A series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order.
Usage example: the cycle of birth, growth, decline, and death that is experienced by all life forms
Loop and cycle are semantically related. in era topic. In some cases you can use "Loop" instead a noun "Cycle".
How words are described
| full | full cycle | full loop |
| long | long cycle | long loop |
| short | short cycle | short loop |
| current | current cycle | current loop |
| Other adjectives: original, endless, infinite, continuous, single, nasty, entire, perpetual, constant, big, new, permanent, final, eternal, next, last, different, never-ending, unending, previous. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Due to the nature of the time loop, this scene may instead be a fading memory of a previous cycle of the loop.
Source: Film / Triangle -
After the second cycle of a death loop, the game even shortens the loop to just the "splat" part.
Source: Video Game / Technician Ted -
Eventually the loop is broken and the heroes get to return home with the knowledge they broke the cycle.
Source: "Groundhog Day" Loop
Cite this Source
Loop and Cycle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cycle/loop
Cycle & Loop. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cycle/loop>.
Loop or Cycle. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cycle/loop.
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