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Main Entry:
farfetched
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
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
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
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
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
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
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