softsub

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noun

A subtitle that is to be rendered dynamically when accompanying a video.

“Fans have softsubbed the anime in German.”

Opposite
hardsub
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Meanings

nounsoftsub (plural softsubs)

plural softsubs · alternative soft sub · alternative soft-sub

  1. in pluralA subtitle that is to be rendered dynamically when accompanying a video.

    Antonyms: hardsub

verbsoftsub (third-person singular simple present softsubs, present participle softsubbing, simple past and past participle softsubbed)

present singular third person softsubs · participle present softsubbing · participle past softsubbed · past softsubbed · alternative soft sub · alternative soft-sub

  1. To transcribe or overlay softsubs (onto a video).

    Fans have softsubbed the anime in German.

    Antonyms: hardsub

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA subtitle that is to be rendered dynamically when accompanying a video.

Opposite
hardsub

verbTo transcribe or overlay softsubs (onto a video).

Opposite
hardsub

Origin

From "softcoded subtitles".

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Cite this entry
APA

softsub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softsub

MLA

“softsub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softsub. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “softsub,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softsub.

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