Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "recycle" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

sort junk

Defined As

opposite of throw away

Derived Terms

Freecycle ecycle grasscycle recyclability recyclable recyclate recycle bin recycle day recycle man recycle shop recycle time recycle truck recyclebot recyclic recycling recyclist

Derived From

cycle

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

apply cycle employ use utilise utilize

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

downcycle upcycle

Manner Of

cycle use

Related Terms

acyclic bin break down collect component cycle cyclic cyclical cyclically material place reuse

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.