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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Why is it so far-fetched that at some point in the future, the 100-year life will be normalized?”

From MarketWatch • May 4, 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

“I would certainly not presume to predict anything quite as far-fetched as that?”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

far-fetched

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