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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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

Meta’s bid for corporate AI customers is even more far-fetched, with competitors including Google and Microsoft entrenched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It's led the internet, pop-culture enthusiasts and Swifties alike working to fill the blank space, with speculation ranging from possible to far-fetched.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

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

There are other models to explain Cygnus X-l that do not include a black hole, but they are all rather far-fetched.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

far-fetched

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