Synonyms of dubs

dubs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dub

1

as in calls

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

• calls
• names
• labels
• titles
• nominates
• styles
• designates
• terms
• denominates
• christens
• entitles
• baptizes
• nicknames
• clepes
• specifies
• stigmatizes
• brands
• denotes
• renames
• tags
• miscalls
• mistitles
• misnames
• relabels
• code-names
• surnames
• rechristens

2

as in fumbles

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

• fumbles
• blows
• murders
• mangles
• bungles
• boots
• fluffs
• spoils
• ruins
• botches
• flubs
• destroys
• muffs
• butchers
• screws up
• fouls up
• bobbles
• boggles
• bumbles
• mars
• injures
• damages
• wrecks
• mucks up
• goofs (up)
• mutilates
• buggers (up)
• messes (up)
• muddles
• blunders
• hurts
• flaws
• harms
• blights
• impairs
• foozles
• bollixes (up)
• gums (up)
• louses up
• piffles
• blemishes
• vitiates
• mismanages
• mishandles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reforms
• improves
• enhances
• refines
• helps
• rectifies
• betters
• remedies
• ameliorates
• repairs
• doctors
• fixes
• renovates
• meliorates
• revamps
• patches
• reconditions

dubs

2 of 2

noun

plural of dub

as in gawks

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

• gawks
• loobies
• lubbers
• lumps
• klutzes
• lummoxes
• clodhoppers
• tawpies
• bunglers
• louts
• fumblers
• oafs
• tykes
• duffers
• gawkies
• stumblebums
• stumblers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dubs

Verb

There’s a hard deck on how low my esteem for a guy who dubs Reacher HoboCop can go. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

Southern regional language dubs in Telugu and Tamil added further momentum across key circuits. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

That is, unless you’re motivated to pay individual device prices for a business-specific model (which Microsoft dubs Surface Laptop or Pro for Business). — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

The stockpiles in Cushing, Oklahoma – which dubs itself the pipeline crossroads of America – fell below 20 million barrels and remained below that critical threshold last week. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Its publisher dubs Cloudthief a data-center noir, which makes Air a data-center fantasy and last year’s film Eddington a data-center western. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

This results in what Atlassian dubs the fragmentation tax. — Shani Harmon, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Soon a tunnel between the ships, then a meeting, with a friendly, inquisitive alien who looks like a sort of craggy spider/crab, whom Grace dubs Rocky. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026

While Americans searched for spaces for deeper community in that span, CultureCon – which now dubs itself the world's largest meetup of creatives – sprouted from a gathering of 21 people in Ellis' apartment to an annual gathering place for 12,000 attendees. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026

Noun

But road dubs count for more when everything gets added up at season’s end. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Amazon‘s Prime Video is promising to make English-language dubs look more natural by using AI to sync up the way the actors’ mouths move on screen. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Crunchyroll subscribers can also stream the movie, offered in both Japanese and English dubs, starting the same day. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Kansas City played host to the Tahoe Knight Monsters and beat the visitors twice at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, adding two more dubs to the win column. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026

YouTube says up to 25% of the test channels' viewers opt for non-English dubs. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2025

The film used Flawless technology to assist with dubs and ore family friendly versions of the film. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025

Hulu offers four seasons of Naruto, nine seasons of Shippuden, and one season of Boruto, with episodes varying between English dubs and original Japanese with subtitles. — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025