Synonyms of bandanna

bandanna

noun

ban-ˈda-nə 

variants or bandana

as in handkerchief

a scarf worn on the head

she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handkerchief
• kerchief
• babushka
• mantilla
• do-rag
• madras
• shawl
• hankie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bandanna

Each guest was gifted with their own cowboy hat and bandana, a hometown tribute to the couple’s Texas roots. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Images from those strikes show miners of varied racial and ethnic backgrounds – white and Black, American- and foreign-born – wearing red bandanas. — Catherine Simpson Bueker, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

The resident of the house answered the door, and was met by a man wearing a gray sweatshirt and jeans, with a camouflage mask or bandana covering his mouth. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Count me out, announce the smart tailoring, the neatly crossed black silk bandana. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026