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

The latter two heat waves have been caused by a thick ridge of high pressure — dubbed a heat dome by the weather service — that has wielded influence for weeks. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Season four will follow that trend and has been dubbed Queen of the Damned. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Hope Lodge | Sutherland, Scotland Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen opened this lodge as part of his intensive, extensive investments into his adoptive home of Scotland, which he’s dubbed Wildland. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

The National Gallery has a second location, dubbed the House of Collections, in a stately white heritage building originally constructed in 1908 to house the country’s national library, archives and natural history collections. — Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Launched by SpaceX, Northrop Grumman’s mission robotic vehicle — dubbed MRV — and its jetpacks will spend the next year angling into the proper orbit 22,300 miles (36,000 kilometers) above Earth. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 22 July 2026

The group, dubbed the alternative investments platform, lets investors grab a stake in individual private companies rather than just gaining exposure to traditional private equity funds, CNBC’s Hugh Son first reported on Tuesday. — Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Using this information, LinkedIn has dubbed the legendary Augusta, Georgia, as the number one City on the Rise in 2026. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 22 July 2026

Their band, dubbed The Reverends, put out its first real record when Dane was 14. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026