Synonyms of mannequins

mannequins

noun

plural of mannequin

1

as in dolls

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

the mannequin over there looks so real

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dolls
• figures
• dummies
• manikins
• forms

2

as in models

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mannequins

Inside, mannequins dressed in different looks from the collection were interspersed around the bookstore’s 7,000-square-foot space. — Donna Kim, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

Milena Canonero’s Oscar-winning costumes dress mannequins modeled on Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman, positioned beneath historical portraits and busts in the very rooms where the real figures once danced and broke bread. — Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

And then, on the other end of the catwalk and all the mannequins there’s a remake of this picture. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

However, any moments that would be guaranteed to be grim end up being almost benign, as dead bodies are intact, have strangely unemotional, open-eyed faces, and almost seem like mannequins buried under mud and sand. — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Many of the mannequins loom high above us, an army of chic automatons. — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

That’s nothing new, but the way in which the new installation will do so is rather unconventional—through mannequins dressed in flowers. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 July 2026

The game starts with a 60-second contest to disrobe mannequins decked out in layered bras. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026

In an act of pure showmanship, Bolton has placed mannequins clothed in fleshlike skintight garments in a tall glass vitrine visible to museumgoers heading toward the medieval wing—a seductive preview that may help lure them away from Arms and Armor. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 June 2026