DUBS Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

dubs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dub

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

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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

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dubs

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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

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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

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dubs

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Shavers has spent years warning about button pushing, where an examiner runs the tool, accepts the output and calls it an examination.

— Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Curiously, the man says goodbye to Thom by name — but when Bret calls this out the next morning, Thom denies it.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of calls

Verb

Sims catches a hitch and turns up field but fumbles the ball while switching hands.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Tensions between the galley and the interior continue to escalate over lunch service, when a radio mishap fumbles the order in which the food should go out.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026

Definition of fumbles

Noun

In 2024, a group of scientists reported that lumps of metal on the Pacific seafloor—which happened to be the target of seabed-mining operations—seemed to be producing dark oxygen.

— James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Battered metal is as crucial to his kit as conventional drum sounds, and even his tonal elements feel as malleable as wrung-out sponges or wet lumps of clay.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

Definition of lumps

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The order names Unitree and AgiBot directly, and points to the risks of depending on machines packed with cameras, microphones and network connectivity that are built by a foreign power.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The suit, which names Mayor Mamdani and his finance commissioner Richard Lee, claims that the city did not fully make use of the information available to it about homeowners in determining who would be subject to the tax.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of names

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But first, the premiere settles the audience into a tried and true cop drama with power struggles over jurisdiction, a local militia led by a man with his own agenda, and a suspect who literally blows the case wide open.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The next chance of showers and storms arrives Thursday and lingers through the end of the workweek as much muggier-feeling weather blows back into Maryland.

— Cutter Martin, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of blows

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Sony first brought lawsuits against Udio and its competitor Suno in June 2024 alongside labels Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 22 July 2026
Much of the American left seeks to counter Trump with a form of progressive populism that labels billionaires and oligarchs enemies of the people.

— Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

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Sinner, the 2024 Miami Open champion, became the first man since Roger Federer in 2017 to complete the Sunshine Double — winning Indian Wells and Miami titles back-to-back — and the first in history to win the double without losing a set.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Let people follow problems across functions, not titles up a ladder.

— May Habib, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026

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