STUB Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

stub 1 of 2

noun

ˈstəb

Definition of stub

as in remainder

an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value an ashtray full of cigarette stubs ticket stubs

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whole

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verb

as in to blow out

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Recent Examples of stub

Noun

Before bed, Agnes adds Garth’s cigarette stub to her grab bag of mementos. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026 For decades, the line existed as little more than a stub—just two stops past its junction with the north-to-south B Line. — Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026

Verb

The All-Star was sent for X-rays on his foot after stubbing his toe at home late Wednesday night. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 31 May 2025 But what’s more arrogant and absurd than referring to a 5-24 record in the last 29 games as stubbing one’s toe? — Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stub

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Noun

Buckle up for a newsy remainder of the term.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.

— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026

Definition of remainder

Noun

Although astronomers are pretty sure there is a neutron star in the heart of the remnant based on indirect evidence, no pulsar radio emissions have yet been detected.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
But beyond these genetic remnants, the exact nature of any interactions between our species and Neanderthals is much more of a mystery.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 6 July 2026

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