Synonyms of subbing

subbing

verb

present participle of sub

as in substituting

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

the weekend anchor is subbing for the station's main anchor all this week

she subbed for middle school teachers in the district as needed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substituting
• spelling
• covering
• pinch-hitting
• standing in
• filling in
• taking over
• stepping in
• relieving
• understudying
• doubling (as)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subbing

That included one that came seconds after subbing into the game midway through the fourth quarter. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 12 June 2026

This recipe is the record scratch moment for the whole strata/French toast bake genre, with frozen buttermilk pancakes subbing in for the usual day-old bread. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026

So, will Jacobs gamble and try to qualify in the Divisionals and section championships subbing one or two runners? — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

Hello and welcome to Eye on AI, this is Sharon Goldman subbing for Jeremy Kahn today. — Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026

Nicolás Paz, who made his World Cup debut subbing in for Messi late in the 3-0 win over Algeria in the opener, made his first start in his spot this time. — ABC News, 27 June 2026

Deploying some zone defense, Denver scraped by for five minutes, outscoring the Warriors by two before subbing Jokic and Watson back in together. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026

Edin Džeko, Bosnia’s 40-year-old striker and all-time leading scorer, made his first start of this World Cup after subbing in their last two games; Džeko was among three Bosnians rotated out six minutes after halftime. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

The Midnight riff comes to us from Sam Ross, then of the legendary Milk & Honey, and turns the classic into a sour, bringing lemon juice to tart up the old Stinger profile but subbing bourbon for Cognac and Fernet Branca for the mint liqueur. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 July 2026