Synonyms of dubbed

dubbed 1 of 2

adjective

as in named

Related Words

• named
• termed
• designated
• labeled
• christened
• titled
• known
• specified
• denominated
• baptized
• famed
• celebrated
• noted
• renowned
• famous
• tabbed
• notable
• noteworthy
• well-known
• remarkable
• exceptional

Dissimilar Words

• unnamed
• unidentified
• untitled
• anonymous
• nameless
• faceless
• innominate
• unbaptized
• unspecified
• undetermined
• unknown
• incognito
• unchristened
• unheard-of
• obscure
• unheralded
• unsung
• uncelebrated

dubbed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dub

1

as in called

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

• named
• called
• termed
• labeled
• nicknamed
• titled
• designated
• nominated
• entitled
• christened
• styled
• denominated
• baptized
• specified
• branded
• cleped
• denoted
• renamed
• stigmatized
• tagged
• misnamed
• code-named
• rechristened
• surnamed
• miscalled
• mistitled
• relabeled

2

as in fumbled

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

• fumbled
• blew
• murdered
• booted
• mangled
• butchered
• ruined
• destroyed
• bungled
• botched
• muffed
• marred
• spoiled
• fluffed
• flubbed
• boggled
• screwed up
• bumbled
• fouled up
• buggered (up)
• bobbled
• foozled
• wrecked
• damaged
• goofed (up)
• messed (up)
• loused up
• mucked up
• injured
• blundered
• impaired
• mutilated
• flawed
• bollixed (up)
• blighted
• muddled
• hurt
• gummed (up)
• harmed
• piffled
• blemished
• vitiated
• mismanaged
• mishandled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improved
• helped
• enhanced
• refined
• remedied
• reformed
• rectified
• ameliorated
• bettered
• repaired
• fixed
• patched
• renovated
• revamped
• meliorated
• doctored
• reconditioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dubbed

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

Easy to cast and machine, cheap to manufacture, the material – dubbed Pykrete – showed some promise. — Mike McRae 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

One version, dubbed Football Video Support (FVS), has been trialed. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

This is a pattern recent coverage has dubbed careerfishing, exactly what background checks and reference verification exist to catch. — Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

The bill, dubbed the Clarity Act, would create a regulatory framework for digital ‌assets, which crypto companies say would put them on more solid legal footing. — Hannah Lang, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

In addition to modular dorms, there are many large glass buildings in the Dysonplex (as Allure’s former senior writer Brennan Kilbane dubbed it after his own visit six years ago). — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, the new parent, whom the humane society dubbed Mercy, was emaciated, weak and struggling to breathe, with wound abscesses on her swollen face and mouth. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026