hardsub

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noun

A subtitle that has been burned into a video file's frames.

Similar
hard subtitle
Opposite
softsub
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Meanings

nounhardsub (plural hardsubs)

plural hardsubs · alternative hard sub · alternative hard-sub

  1. in pluralA subtitle that has been burned into a video file's frames.

    Antonyms: softsub

verbhardsub (third-person singular simple present hardsubs, present participle hardsubbing, simple past and past participle hardsubbed)

present singular third person hardsubs · participle present hardsubbing · participle past hardsubbed · past hardsubbed · alternative hard sub · alternative hard-sub

  1. computingTo transcribe or overlay hardsubs (onto a video).

    Antonyms: softsub

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA subtitle that has been burned into a video file's frames.

Opposite
softsub

verbTo transcribe or overlay hardsubs (onto a video).

Opposite
softsub

More synonyms by meaning

noun(often plural) a subtitle whose text is irreversibly merged in original video frames.

Similar
hard subtitle
Broader
subtitlecaption
Also see
hard code

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From "hardcoded subtitles".

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

hardsub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardsub

MLA

“hardsub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardsub. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hardsub,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardsub.

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