/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of business cycle Find synonyms for: Noun1. business cycle, trade cycle, variation, fluctuationusage: recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and declineWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sequester Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language