Synonyms of manikins

manikins

noun

variants also mannikins

plural of manikin

1

as in dolls

a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes

the store has manikins so lifelike that they have startled me on more than one occasion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dolls
• figures
• mannequins
• dummies
• forms

2

as in models

a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising

the undulating movements of the manikins as they strutted down the catwalk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• models
• figures
• mannequins
• dolls
• dummies
• forms
• supermodels
• spokesmodels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of manikins

Woolmark’s research summary describes tests using sweating manikins and human participants to compare wool, cotton, viscose and polyester garments of similar weight and thickness. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

The facility was designed to look like a hospital, with an emergency room, intensive care unit, operating rooms, a delivery room complete with mother and child manikins, an intensive care unit and a hospital room. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Dubbed Zohar and Helga, the manikins — each a life-size 3 feet from head to lower torso — were strapped into the passenger seats of NASA’s Orion capsule. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Most notably, the Orion capsule of 2022’s Artemis I mission was outfitted with more than 5,600 radiation sensors, including some placed within two manikins to measure what astronauts might experience. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026

Key components include three simulation suites with a control room capable of running multiple scenarios simultaneously, five programmable manikins, multiple classrooms and flexible learning spaces, workrooms and an American Heart Association Training Center. — Mark Mondier, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026