The current imbalance between supply and demand is considered to reflect structural changes on the demand side, rather than being a cyclical phenomenon.
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Cyclical
//ˈsaɪklɪkəl//
Synonyms for "cyclical" (123 found)
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Strong matches (37)
Related words (61)
monatomicmonotonousnever endingnever-endingnonstoposcillatorypentatomicperennialperiodicalpulsingreappearingreciprocalrecurrentrecurringrepetitivereturningrevenantrhythmicring-shapedringlike
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rotaryroundround-the-clockroundedrunningseamlessseasonalserialserriedsmoothspasmodicstablesteadystraightsubatomictetratomicthematicthick-comingtriatomictribasictwenty-four-hourubiquitousunbrokenunceasingundifferentiatedundulantundulatoryunendinguniformunintermittedunintermittentunintermittinguninterruptedunrelievedunremittingunstoppedwavelikewheeling
Adjective(3 words)
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8 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- jaksoittainen adj (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic)
- syklinen adj (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic)
German
1 entries- zyklisch adj (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic)
Irish
2 entries- féiltiúil adj (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic)
- rialta adj (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic)
Persian
1 entries- چرخهای adj (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- cearclach adj (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic)
Spanish
1 entries- cíclico adj (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic)
Sample sentences
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Everybody in Algeria knows that oil prices are cyclical.
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Do you really believe that the nature of time is cyclical?
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If time truly is cyclical, then you have read this sentence an infinite number of times already.
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