Synonyms of headdress

headdress

noun

ˈhed-ˌdres 

as in hat

a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown

most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hat
• cap
• helmet
• headgear
• headpiece
• chapeau
• hood
• turban
• lid
• bonnet
• skullcap
• beret
• sombrero
• fez
• sunbonnet
• helm
• shako
• tricorne
• bowler
• toque
• pillbox
• tam
• fedora
• biretta
• casque
• kufi
• calotte
• zucchetto
• miter
• cloche
• baseball cap
• silk hat
• kepi
• Stetson
• picture hat
• castor
• homburg
• capuche
• top hat
• topper
• derby
• service cap
• leghorn
• garrison cap
• plug hat
• opera hat
• cowl
• boater
• cocked hat
• cowboy hat
• hard hat
• stocking cap
• high hat
• overseas cap
• warbonnet
• panama
• stovepipe
• skimmer
• porkpie hat
• sou'wester
• billycock
• ten-gallon hat
• tam-o'-shanter
• nightcap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of headdress

There was so much color, all these beautiful headdresses, and the male dancers were stomping their legs to mimic the drums. — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

In the center sits Kuten La, whom attendants drape with 80 pounds of ceremonial armor, before crowning him with a towering headdress of gold and mirrors, and securing a silk cord tightly around his throat. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

He was surrounded by Iranian flags, Egyptian fans donning King Tutankhamun headdresses and people who had made entire outfits out of their nation’s colors — all mixed among Pride flags. — Sam McDowell 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Diana wore the pieces prolifically during her life, and even notably had the necklace refashioned into a headdress. — Freya Drohan, InStyle, 26 June 2026