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
• wrecked
• foozled
• damaged
• goofed (up)
• messed (up)
• loused up
• injured
• mucked up
• 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

Just two days later, on July 8, 2025, several brush fires were ignited near his apartment complex — collectively dubbed the Copper River/Meenach Fires by investigators. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

The project, dubbed the Inglewood Transit Connector, has been in the works for eight years. — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Mayer, Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell were dubbed Boston’s new Big Three, the trio that would usher in the post-Rafael Devers era. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

The massive Microsoft deal, dubbed Project Kilby, positions Chevron as the booming AI leader of Big Oil. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

SpaceX and Tesla have announced a multibillion-dollar venture to build a semiconductor manufacturing facility, dubbed Terafab, in a Texas county just north of Houston. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Last month, the Federal Communications Commission cleared US startup Reflect Orbital to launch and operate the satellite, dubbed Earendil-1. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

Around the same time that Robert arrives, a serial killer, eventually dubbed the Trawler, comes to town. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

The move to use electronic strips is part of what’s dubbed the Terminal Flight Data Manager, an air traffic control tower initiative to improve management and efficiency, led by the Department of Transportation. — Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026