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 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 celebrities and influencers have even openly discussed wearing hairpieces, weaves, wigs or toupees. —

Rhiannon Frater, USA Today, 30 Apr. 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

Inside the vehicle were an AR-15-style rifle, spent casings and a blond wig, McDonnell said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
In the Disney show, Cyrus played Miley Stewart, a high school student by day who would don a blond wig and become pop star Hannah Montana at night.

— Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026