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

And there’s a murder mystery, surrounding what the press has dubbed the Butcherbird Killer. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

In the early 2010s, Brad Flora was part of a collective of about a dozen Chicago entrepreneurs, dubbed the Midnight Doers, who would meet at night to swap ideas, experiences, and challenges. — Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 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