Synonyms of stubs

stubs 1 of 2

noun

plural of stub

as in remainders

an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value

an ashtray full of cigarette stubs

ticket stubs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remainders
• scraps
• remnants
• pieces
• ends
• leftovers
• rests
• fragments
• stumps
• fag ends
• slivers
• scrapings
• residues
• remains
• leavings
• refuses
• pickings
• residuals
• oddments
• chips
• vestiges
• ribbons
• splinters
• balances
• flakes
• odds and ends
• shreds
• tatters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wholes

stubs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stub

as in stamps (out)

Related Words

• stamps (out)
• blows out
• snubs (out)
• chokes
• rubs out
• blankets
• suffocates
• smothers
• extinguishes
• quenches
• snuffs (out)
• douses
• puts out

Dissimilar Words

• lights
• fires
• ignites
• kindles
• inflames

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stubs

Noun

These will take longer to heal and are prone to infection—similarly, leftover stubs won't heal properly and can attract pests. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026

Wristbands are expected to go fast, so lock in for the presale (and post-sale) and consider other ways to get stubs. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 June 2026

The Archive Room is painted blue and filled with Disney parks memorabilia he’s collected over the years, including his ticket stubs, which are safely stored in a fillable glass lamp. — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026

Scorebooks also provide game-goers with proof of attendance—or at least evidence of having watched from home—when physical ticket stubs no longer exist to play a similar role. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Cut just above a bud so that a flush of growth will screen the stubs. — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026

The Archive Room is painted blue and filled with Disney parks memorabilia he’s collected over the years including his ticket stubs, which are safely stored in a fillable glass lamp. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026

Try to avoid cutting them off leaving stubs. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026

Some commission members were concerned with the road connections to existing road stubs in the unincorporated Lynnwood subdivision to the west, while other commission members favored the road connections as proposed, Zenner said. — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026