HEADPIECE Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

headpiece

noun

ˈhed-ˌpēs

Definition of headpiece

as in hat

a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown the bride will be wearing a flowing veil fastened to a pearl-covered headpiece

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as in intellect

the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems she has looks and personality but not much in the way of a headpiece

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Recent Examples of headpiece Now Patricia’s red dress and antler headpiece ensemble will be this year’s go-to Halloween costume. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 In January, for instance, Roan made an appearance at the premiere of Charli XCX’s film The Moment wearing a teal dress and matching headpiece with a slick bob and sideswept bangs. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026 The optical link must work through varying skin thickness, blood vessels, and hair, and tolerate imperfect alignment with the external headpiece. — Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026 The 2-foot-long snake had found its way under the padding of the helmet Thursday, staying hidden until the student noticed an unusual movement in the headpiece. — Sophie Ziedalski, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for headpiece

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Noun

The image could be found on T-shirts, hats, billboards, beer bottles, Christmas ornaments and even adorned the cover of several books written about the championship season.

— Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026
Following the July 28 premiere of her Netflix special Galaxy Brain, the stand-up, actress, and writer is putting her hat in the ring for Best Comedy Album at the 2027 Grammys.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hat

Noun

An ace trash talker, Ali took potshots at Frazier’s intellect and cast him as an ally of the white establishment.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Fundamentalists will claim that the moral code that follows from their faith needs no intellect to follow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of intellect

Noun

Batters, catchers and pitchers can contest a ball or strike call by immediately tapping their cap or helmet.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
When the rest of the coffee finishes brewing, slowly pour it into the sugar paste, whisking to dissolve and build a thick foam cap.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of cap

Noun

Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara said analysts from Ukraine's intelligence services, the General Staff and the Defense Ministry had assessed the strikes' effects.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
RoboParty is also expanding PartyOS to cover areas including humanoid locomotion, perception, whole-body manipulation and autonomous robot intelligence.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of intelligence

Noun

In a picture shared in the post taken on Fall Picture Day, Cagle said Burfield had relaxed smile and a sense of ease.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Still The Hairy Ape is, in one sense, a long, furious solo — a man pounding his head against a piano while accompanied by the orchestra — and Beavers ably carries its weight through to the finale.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of sense

Noun

The reason is that sellers will give up some money to avoid the risk that a buyer’s financing falls through.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
Borisov’s brainy, tender, deeply contemplative performance lends an anchoring humanity to a film that might otherwise have curdled into sourness and despair — though there’s plenty of reason for that.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

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