Thesaurus results for HAIRPIECE

hairpiece

noun

ˈher-ˌpēs

as in wig

a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area if no one had told me he wore a hairpiece, I would have thought his hair was his own

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Recent Examples of hairpiece One of the punches knocked Miller’s head backward and his hairpiece popped upward from the front. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026 Then, Rick Owens turned the cut into overgrown lashes and pastel hairpieces directed by digital artist Bernardo Martins (and styled by Duffy). —

Essence, 30 Jan. 2026 Try that in the barchetta version with its minimalist windshield and your expensive hairpiece will be blown into next week. —

New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026 Also, crazy Bumpit on Weir; looking forward to some more interesting hairpieces this Olympics season. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hairpiece

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wig

Noun

Neville includes a clip from a London play about The Beatles that bore the unwieldy title John, Paul, George, Ringo…and Bert, featured some very bad wigs and makeup and, in keeping with the official story, cast McCartney as the villain.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
In the clip, Megan relaxes on a hotel bed wearing a long, bombshell-blonde wig in the most divine blend of honeyed shades, styled in lush, loose waves by her hairstylist Kellon Deryck.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 Feb. 2026