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
• boots
• bungles
• fluffs
• spoils
• ruins
• botches
• destroys
• flubs
• 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

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

Claire meets strange apothecary Master Raymond, who dubs her La Dame Blanche. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 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

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, Boston Herald, 19 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

What the site dubs Best of the Best Destinations reflect places visitors have given the highest ratings over the past year. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026

Noun

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

The four producers on the project were responsible for producing the full project — including the audio dubs across languages, the music and the score – over six weeks. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 23 June 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