far-fetched

[fahr-fecht] / ˈfɑrˈfɛtʃt /

ADJECTIVE

hard to believe

Synonyms

WEAK

bizarre doubtful dubious eccentric fantastic fishy forced hard to swallow illogical implausible improbable incoherent inconsequential incredible labored preposterous recondite strained strange suspicious unbelievable unconvincing unlikely unnatural unrealistic

Antonyms

WEAK

believable natural plausible realistic

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far-fetched

And if a jobless boom once seemed far-fetched, it no longer does, because we seem to be in one right now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

A hyper athletic and very creative winger, it is not far-fetched to consider him among the best dribblers in Europe already.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Sure, some may call it crazy or far-fetched.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

All of sudden fish and chips on the River Thames in London or a boat trip down the Seine don’t seem too far-fetched.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

While the conspiracy theories were initially dismissed as far-fetched, if not downright loony, the word on the street turned out to be right, at least to a point.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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