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ponytail

[poh-nee-teyl] / ˈpoʊ niˌteɪl /
NOUN
braid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pigtail
STRONG
plait queue
NOUN
coiffure
Synonyms
STRONG
DA afro beehive braids dreadlocks dreads flip hair haircut hairdo permanent pigtails plait tail tease trim wave
WEAK
blow dry corn rows crew cut fuzz cut hair-comb razor cut
NOUN
hairstyle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
braid dreadlocks haircut hairdo headdress
STRONG
afro beehive bob bouffant bubble bun chignon coiffure cut do fade flattop flip mohawk natural pageboy pigtails pixie
WEAK
blow dry brushcut crewcut ducktail feather cut horse tail razor cut

Example Sentences

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Gone are the bangs and ponytail of her first public appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Former classmates remember her as wearing Juicy Couture tracksuits over a white top, poker-straight hair tied up in a ponytail.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

He wore black turtlenecks, short-sleeved because it was summer, and kept a stubby, utterly earnest ponytail.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

A quick search on socials and my feed is inundated with posts from people in their late 20s, 30s, discussing different types of facelift - the mini, the ponytail, the deep plane.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

Mom unties the white apron from around her brown dress and tosses it on her bed, and then takes her hair out of its ponytail.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.