Synonyms of mannequin

mannequin

noun

ˈma-ni-kən 

1

as in doll

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

the mannequin over there looks so real

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doll
• dummy
• manikin
• figure
• form

2

as in model

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

mannequins striding down the catwalk in the designer's spring collection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• model
• doll
• manikin
• figure
• dummy
• form
• supermodel
• spokesmodel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mannequin

The car served as a test payload on the rocket's second stage, with a mannequin in a spacesuit in the driver's seat. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026

Transportation Security Administration officers screen those while the flyer spreads their arms out mannequin-style inside a body scanner. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

The need for data Inside the headquarters of UBTech Robotics, one of China’s biggest humanoid robot firms, a silver-and-black mannequin picks up a box, stomps across the floor, and mechanically places the box on a shelf. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

There are several vintage Bears jerseys and at least one mannequin in former Bears coach Mike Ditka's iconic sweater, cap, sunglasses, and mustache, holding a mug of beer on a table with a miniature Bears helmet and a cheese grater. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026