Synonyms of dub

dub 1 of 2

verb

ˈdəb 

1

as in to name

to give a name to

I've dubbed my car the "Lone Ranger," although "Loan Raider" probably would have been more apt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• name
• label
• call
• term
• title
• nominate
• style
• nickname
• designate
• denominate
• christen
• baptize
• entitle
• brand
• specify
• clepe
• rename
• stigmatize
• tag
• denote
• miscall
• misname
• mistitle
• relabel
• rechristen
• surname
• code-name

2

as in to fumble

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

he dubbed his first attempt at homemade wine, but he got it reasonably right on the second

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumble
• blow
• boot
• mangle
• murder
• ruin
• butcher
• botch
• bungle
• spoil
• destroy
• muff
• screw up
• foul up
• goof (up)
• fluff
• flub
• bumble
• mar
• muck up
• bugger (up)
• bobble
• damage
• boggle
• wreck
• gum (up)
• mess (up)
• injure
• muddle
• blunder
• foozle
• louse up
• flaw
• bollix (up)
• mutilate
• hurt
• blight
• impair
• harm
• blemish
• vitiate
• piffle
• mismanage
• mishandle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• better
• help
• improve
• reform
• remedy
• enhance
• rectify
• refine
• ameliorate
• patch
• repair
• fix
• renovate
• revamp
• meliorate
• doctor
• recondition

dub

2 of 2

noun

as in lubber

a clumsy, awkward person

even though I wasn't the most graceful skater on the ice, I thought I did well for a dub

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lubber
• gawk
• klutz
• lump
• lummox
• butterfingers
• looby
• oaf
• clodhopper
• lout
• tawpie
• bungler
• duffer
• tyke
• fumbler
• stumblebum
• stumbler
• gawky

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dub

Verb

This class of insects was dubbed lepidoptera, meaning scale wings, by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1746. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

Congress this week attempted to rush the measure, dubbed the Ratepayer Protection Act, in the waning days before November’s election, as data centers have become an increasingly contentious issue. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Noun

Track seven swathes a nervous dub rhythm in cottony pads and opulent harps; track eight takes us out on an uncharacteristically beatless swirl, like a tide pool full of sea anemones. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026

The Colorado instrumental trio adds some dub and overdubs to their interstellar lounge. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 17 July 2026