Thesaurus results for TOUPEE

toupee

noun

tü-ˈpā

as in wig

a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area the weatherman calmly adjusted his toupee after the wind nearly blew it off

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Recent Examples of toupee These things are — according to Torres’s theories — navy blue, and the threat of that color’s oppressive manifestations lurks in the show like an under-the-bed monster wearing a toupee and a bad suit. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 Robert Greenberg, a former hairstylist who tried to get rich off of everything from mail-order toupees to roller skates, founded the company with his son Michael in 1992 and the family still owns a 12% stake. —

Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Some people don’t want anyone to see them without their toupees and eyebrow pencils. —

Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025 Mount Baldy is going on a diet and getting a vegetation toupee to become more presentable. —

Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for toupee

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wig

Noun

Every imaginable yellow, green and blue wig was on display among the sea of kilts outside Hard Rock Stadium (re-named Miami Stadium for the World Cup), faces were painted in all the team colors, and fans of both teams posed for photos together.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
That energy continues after the show as Buteau and Peppermint make the rounds, greeting cast members as they exit backstage sans cat ear wigs and makeup.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026