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farfetched
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unbelieveable |
| Synonyms: | bizarre, doubtful, dubious, eccentric, fantastic, fishy, forced, illogical, implausible, improbable, incoherent, inconsequential, incredible, labored, preposterous, queer, recondite, strained, strange, suspicious, unconvincing, unlikely, unnatural, unrealistic |
| Antonyms: | believable, likely, plausible, realistic |
| Main Entry: | exaggerated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overstated, embellished |
| Synonyms: | a bit thick, abstract, amplified, artificial, bouncing, caricatural, distorted, embroidered, exalted, excessive, extravagant, fabricated, fabulous, false, fantastic, farfetched, hammy, highly colored, histrionic, hyperbolic, impossible, inflated, magnified, melodramatic, out of proportion, overblown, overdone, overestimated, overkill, overwrought, preposterous, pretentious, schmaltzy, sensational, spectacular, steep, strained, stylized, tall, too much*, too-too, unrealistic |
| Antonyms: | depreciated, minimized, played down, reduced, understated, unembellished, unexaggerated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | implausible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not likely |
| Synonyms: | doubtful, dubious, far out, farfetched, fishy, flimsy, for the birds, full of holes, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, obscure, problematic, puzzling, reachy, suspect, thin*, too much*, unbelievable, unconvincing, unreasonable, unsubstantial, weak, won't hold water, won't wash |
| Antonyms: | believable, likely, plausible, possibly, probably, reasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | remote |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irrelevant, unrelated |
| Synonyms: | abstracted, alien, alone, apart, detached, exclusive, extraneous, extrinsic, farfetched, foreign, immaterial, inappropriate, indirect, nongermane, obscure, outside, pointless, removed, strange, unconnected |
| Antonyms: | close, related, relevant |
| Main Entry: | strained |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forced, pretended |
| Synonyms: | artificial, at end of rope, awkward, choked, constrained, difficult, embarrassed, false, farfetched, hard put, in a state, labored, nervous wreck, put, self-conscious, stiff, strung out, taut, tense, tight, uncomfortable, uneasy, unglued, unnatural, unrelaxed, uptight, wired, wreck* |
| Antonyms: | genuine, unforced |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | suspicious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | doubtful, fishy |
| Synonyms: | borderline, debatable, different, disputable, doubtable, dubious, equivocal, farfetched, funny*, irregular, not kosher, open, open to doubt, open to question, out of line, overt, peculiar, phony, problematic, queer, questionable, reaching, rings untrue, shady, shaky*, suspect, too much*, uncertain, uncommon, unsure, unusual, won't wash |
| Antonyms: | believable, indubious, palpable, undoubted, unquestionable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tall |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exaggerated, unreasonable |
| Synonyms: | absurd, demanding, difficult, embellished, exorbitant, farfetched, hard, implausible, impossible, outlandish, overblown, preposterous, steep, unbelievable |
| Antonyms: | believable, reasonable, sensible |
| Main Entry: | unconceivable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | implausible |
| Synonyms: | doubtful, dubious, far out, farfetched, fishy, flimsy, for the birds, full of holes, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, obscure, problematic, puzzling, reachy, shaky, suspect, thin*, too much*, unbelievable, unconvincing, unreasonable, unsubstantial, weak, won't hold water, won't wash |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | doubtful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | questionable, unclear |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, borderline, chancy, clouded, contingent, debatable, dicey, disreputable, doubtable, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, far-fetched, fat chance, fishy, hazardous, hazy, iffy, impugnable, inconclusive, indecisive, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, insecure, long shot, obscure, on thin ice, open, pending, precarious, problematic, shady, sneaky*, speculative, suspect, suspicious, touch-and-go, touchy, uncertain, unconfirmed, undecided, uneasy, unsettled, unstable, unsure, up for grabs |
| Notes: | a person is capable of doubting, whereas a thing is dubitable; dubious, unlike doubtful, carries the connotation of suspicion |
| Antonyms: | certain, clear, confirmed, decided, definite, exact, resolved, settled, unquestionable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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