Synonyms for pedal

Most common

bike · wheel · bicycle

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.

2. n. 1

   A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.

   A piano usually has two or three pedals.

Related words

Word family

pedaller pedally

Phrases

gas pedal pedal point foot pedal back pedal brake clutch pedal go pedal pedal bone pedal note

Forms

Plural

pedals → treadles, stompboxes…

Past participle

pedaled
e.g. pedaled → biked, bicycled, wheeled, cycled…

Example sentences

• bike It's hard to get to by bike because it's far away.
• wheel Robert is the fifth wheel on the safety committee.
• bicycle This bicycle is old, but it's better than nothing.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

bike¹

5 letters

cycle², wheel¹

7 letters

bicycle³, treadle

8 letters

stompbox

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cycle² = 2 syllables).