Synonyms of sub

sub 1 of 3

noun (1)

as in submarine

a large sandwich on a long split roll

we shared a tuna sub at lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• submarine
• hero
• torpedo
• hoagie
• poor boy
• grinder
• hoagy
• Italian sandwich
• po'boy
• Cuban sandwich

sub

2 of 3

noun (2)

ˈsəb 

as in substitute

a person or thing that takes the place of another

we had a sub in English today, so we didn't get our test results back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substitute
• replacement
• backup
• surrogate
• assistant
• stand-in
• cover
• reserve
• relief
• proxy
• pinch hitter
• designated hitter
• fill-in
• locum tenens
• alternate
• deputy
• second
• delegate
• factor
• agent
• makeshift
• rep
• representative
• commissary
• apology
• attorney
• assignee
• successor
• stopgap
• procurator
• envoy
• understudy
• reliever
• superseder

sub

3 of 3

verb

as in to substitute

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

• substitute
• spell
• cover
• stand in
• take over
• fill in
• step in
• pinch-hit
• double (as)
• relieve
• understudy

Examples of sub in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As of the end of 2023, the streamer had 3.75 million subs. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024

If the current rate of decline holds up through next year, operators could be down to some 42.3 million bundled subs a mere 12 months from now, which would bring overall penetration of the bundle to around 33% of all U.S. TV homes. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024

DirecTV’s 11 million video subs + Dish’s 8 million = Don’t screw with us. —Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024

Bench The buzz: Just two teams (The Red Sox and Twins) got more plate appearances from subs than the Tigers’ 292. —Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024