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

Example Sentences

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Assuming computing futures do make it to market, the idea that they could find their way into the portfolios of speculators and otherwise ordinary investors isn’t all that far-fetched.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The stagflation parallel of the 1970s isn’t as far-fetched as it was two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

On Thursday the prime minister said it was "a little bit far-fetched" to believe McSweeney could have faked the theft of his phone.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

His research presented the models with increasingly far-fetched variations of a simple text, asking them to rate sentences out of 10 for literary quality.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

It sounded far-fetched even to Wash. He tried to smile.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

far-fetched

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