1
a
: a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head
b
2
: an act of wigging : rebuke
wigged; wigging
: to scold severely
slang
: to lose one's composure or reason : freak
—usually used with out
Synonyms of wig
Examples of wig in a Sentence
Noun
She was wearing a blonde wig.
the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy
Verb
with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine
Recent Examples on the Web
Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Behind a black curtain, Demi Moore looked spookily glam in a suicide-blond wig with black roots.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Johansson spends the movie in an unfortunate blonde wig and glasses, with a thick Long Island accent, as the wife to Teller’s non-streetwise suburban dad, who unwittingly puts a target on his family’s back.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Jimmy Fallon rocks a platinum blonde wig during a fun segment with Livvy Dunne on his show on May 13.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
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Noun
For example, Kyle Prue’s social media followers often comment on his tiny ears, so in his makeover, Stier gave him a wig to cover them up.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Behind a black curtain, Demi Moore looked spookily glam in a suicide-blond wig with black roots.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Johansson spends the movie in an unfortunate blonde wig and glasses, with a thick Long Island accent, as the wife to Teller’s non-streetwise suburban dad, who unwittingly puts a target on his family’s back.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Jimmy Fallon rocks a platinum blonde wig during a fun segment with Livvy Dunne on his show on May 13.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wig. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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