CUB Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

cub

noun

ˈkəb

Definition of cub

as in novice

a person who is just starting out in a field of activity the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world

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as in kid

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseball

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Recent Examples of cub To give the episodes shape, each is broken up into several mini-narratives, such as a mother cheetah learning to adapt her hunting style to mountainous rocky terrain in order to catch prey for her hungry cubs. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 Oct. 2026 Ramona Bass, chairman of the Fort Worth Zoo, expressed optimism about the cubs' arrival in a press release on Friday. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Permits do not allow for cubs or bears that are with their cubs to be killed. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026 The two bears had been involved in an incident in which two of Grazer’s 2024 cubs were attacked by Chunk after falling over a waterfall. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cub

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Noun

To capture some of that essence, Guitar Center is trying to make its stores a place to hang out for novices and pros alike.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
In the latest, The Big Cats Dance Party, a high-profile case falls to a novice sleuth while the agency’s founder is away.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of novice

Noun

Everyone thinks their kids’ slang is ridiculous and their parents’ politics naive.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Mitt reminds me of these famous sports dads — Earl Woods, Richard Williams, Marv Marinovich — who put a golf club or tennis racket or football in their kids’ cribs.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of kid

Noun

Founding and patenting gabardine Thomas Burberry, a cloth merchant’s apprentice, established his own shop in 1856 in Basingstoke, England, then a rural town located southwest of London.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
For carpenters, delays and poor weather conditions can disrupt the working hours apprentices need to complete their program, causing some to quit.

— Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of apprentice

Noun

Armstrong, appearing in his first NFL game as a rookie out of Cincinnati, hauled in a catch with an athletic play over the middle for 13 yards and a first down.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
That’s why Sieler also implored the rookies to not totally check out.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of rookie

Noun

Meghan Sullivan, a 20-year-old junior who has been on the team since her freshman year, has had Huettl style her hair for every game for the past three years.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
The freshman, who came to USC in the spring out of Santa Margarita High, rejoined the Trojans ahead of the Penn State game while the team faced a variety of injuries to other key players on both sides of the ball.

— Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of freshman

Noun

About 95% of early voters also cast ballots in the 2024 presidential election, a reminder that the first wave is dominated by more regular voters and not newcomers.

— Charles Minshew, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Still, California’s appeal to some newcomers hasn’t translated into stronger overall migration numbers.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

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