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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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Its exports are largely limited to cigars, rum, nickel and cobalt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The Browns had a hand in everything from ironmaking and rum distilling to whaling and the slave trade.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

There I was, standing in front of a counter full of various flavors — caramel, cheese cake, carrot cake, rum & raisin.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

At its Indian-inspired sister bar, Bagheera, order the Elephant’s Child, made with a toasted rice- infused rum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Gia set out black coffee, a rum cake, roasted nuts, and platters of grilled hot peppers.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton