Antonyms of adj cyclic

4 of 5 senses of cyclic

Sense 2
cyclic (vs. acyclic) -- (forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers")

acyclic (vs. cyclic) -- (not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls)

Sense 3
cyclic (vs. acyclic) -- (of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure)

acyclic (vs. cyclic), open-chain -- (having an open chain structure)
        => aliphatic -- (having carbon atoms linked in open chains)

Sense 4
cyclic (vs. noncyclic), cyclical -- (recurring in cycles)

noncyclic (vs. cyclic), noncyclical -- (not cyclic)

Sense 5
cyclic -- (marked by repeated cycles)

INDIRECT (VIA periodic) -> aperiodic, nonperiodic -- (not recurring at regular intervals)

Similarity of adj cyclic

5 senses of cyclic

Sense 1
cyclic -- (conforming to the Carnot cycle)

Sense 2
cyclic (vs. acyclic) -- (forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers")
       => verticillate, verticillated, whorled -- (forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem))

Sense 3
cyclic (vs. acyclic) -- (of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure)
       => bicyclic -- (having molecules consisting of two fused rings)
       => closed-chain, closed-ring -- (having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form)
       => heterocyclic -- (containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom)
       => homocyclic, isocyclic -- (containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms)

Sense 4
cyclic (vs. noncyclic), cyclical -- (recurring in cycles)
       => alternate (prenominal), alternating (prenominal) -- (occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate")
       => alternate (prenominal) -- (every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen)
       => circular, rotary, orbitual -- (describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel")

Sense 5
cyclic -- (marked by repeated cycles)
       => periodic (vs. aperiodic), periodical -- (happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust")