Word Type

Noun

Verb

Intj

Adjective

The word "wig" can be used as noun, verb, intj and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

hair real real hair tory

Derived Terms

Cleopatra wig WIG aeroplane WIG aircraft WIG airplane WIG plane WIG ship bag wig bald wig bewigged bigwig blow one's wig bob wig campaign wig curly wig flip one's wig fright wig get one's wig split gooseberry wig have one's wig snatched landlady's wig lawyer's wig scratch wig trick wig wig and falsies wig block wig cap wig head wig out wig tree wig tree fern wig-picker wiggy wigless wiglike wiglomeration wigmaker

Etymologically Related To

periwig

Context

among fishermen aviation nautical

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

chiding false hair hairpiece objurgation postiche scolding tongue-lashing

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

wiglet

Type Of (IsA)

chiding consumer durable covering hairpiece non powered device wearable item

Part Of

costume

Receives Action

bought at wig shoppe

Related Terms

earwig have one's wig snatched merkin periwig peruke piggy-wig wig on to wig onto wig out wiggins

Related Terms

actor bald bald people baldness disguise earwig fake fake hair false false hair fashion for hair hair hair piece hairpiece merkin people periwig peruke piece portray reprimand seal synthetic upbraid wig out

Synonym Network

hairpiece periwig peruke toupee wing in ground effect wise

Used For

cover head

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.