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

Though that region was dubbed the whisky capital of the world in the Victorian Era – with more than 30 distilleries in its midsts – today Glen Scotia is one of just three that remain. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Some have dubbed the cover itself as racist, while others are saying Blanco’s non-Latin background as the problem. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026

The influx all but ruined Sutter’s extensive land holdings around Sacramento, originally dubbed New Helvetia. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

The burnout duo, who live in an LA apartment dubbed Casa de Chill Zone, put Cheech and Chong to shame with their reefer madness. — Katie Walsh, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Ford said today that its next-generation electric vehicle — recently dubbed Fathom — will go into production at the automaker’s recently overhauled Louisville Assembly Plant in the first quarter of 2027. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026

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