1
a
: a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head
b
2
: an act of wigging : rebuke
wigged; wigging
: to scold severely
slang
: to lose one's composure or reason : freak
—usually used with out
Synonyms of wig
Examples of wig in a Sentence
Noun
She was wearing a blonde wig.
the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy
Verb
with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine
Recent Examples on the Web
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 June 2026
To top off the head-turning look, Escola sported a short, curly red wig.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
First and foremost, as was first reported by Shanghai Daily, the child was not seriously injured, so if your first instinct was to fear retribution for laughing at the visual of a humanoid robot doing a Rex-Kwan-Do routine in a clown wig and rocking some little kid in the chest, then worry not.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Everyone is dressed in powdered wigs and the garb of the Revolutionary War era.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
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Noun
Likewise, the information helps Mancuso tailor wigs on what is sometimes very short notice, and the two departments collaborate incredibly closely to, say, transform Bad Bunny into a chatbot companion (of sorts).
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 June 2026
To top off the head-turning look, Escola sported a short, curly red wig.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
First and foremost, as was first reported by Shanghai Daily, the child was not seriously injured, so if your first instinct was to fear retribution for laughing at the visual of a humanoid robot doing a Rex-Kwan-Do routine in a clown wig and rocking some little kid in the chest, then worry not.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Everyone is dressed in powdered wigs and the garb of the Revolutionary War era.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wig. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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