Definitions

rum

[ruhm] / rʌm /

ADJECTIVE

eccentric

Synonyms

STRONG

aberrant beat bent characteristic crazy freak funny irregular oddball offbeat singular weird wild

WEAK

abnormal anomalous bizarre capricious cockeyed cranky curious droll erratic far-out flaky freakish funky idiosyncratic kooky nutty odd off the wall off-center out in left field outlandish peculiar quaint quirky quizzical strange uncommon unconventional unnatural unusual way-out whimsical

Antonyms

STRONG

common normal regular standard usual

Example Sentences

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Further history for I Am Maximus was made by him becoming the first top weight at 11st 12lbs to win since Red Rum carried 12 stone to victory in 1974.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

At the Pirates’ fan site Rum Bunter, Emma Lingan wrote: “Fandom isn’t a streaming subscription you cancel when the content gets bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Josh Friedman is the chief executive of Dr. Squatch, a maker of products like Bay Rum soap and Pine Tar “Odor Squatching” deodorant, which was acquired by Unilever this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum is owned by Scottish government agency NatureScot, which also manages most of the island.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

"The raisins in the Rum Raisin are really ants! The cherries in the Cherry Vanilla are really squishy eyeballs. Alien eyeballs!"

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

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