farfetched

Examples

• All

• At times the mother's controlling nature seems a little farfetched, but if true, it only makes it seem that much sadder.

  Blog text (8)

• While his story was entertaining, it was a bit too farfetched to be believed.

• But that seems too farfetched, even for me.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Come on, it's too farfetched even to consider.

  Fiction book (1991)

• You realize of course that some people might consider your story a bit farfetched.

  To Your Last Death (2019)

• I told her my doubts about the doctor's story, and she said she thought it sounded farfetched, too.

  Fiction book (2002)

• I think that's a bit farfetched!

  12 Angry Men (1997)

• Texas history particularly lends itself to this: it is so farfetched that only a child could believe it.

  Academic text (1991)

• Although such a transformation may seem farfetched, the end-of-century perspective offers hope.

  Academic text (1999)

• The connection to Manet isn't as farfetched as one might think.

  Blog text (9)

Synonyms

U

unbelievable

vsfarfetched

432 4.9

Very surprising and almost impossible to accept as true

applies to unlikely ideas that are not as extreme or impossible

P

preposterous

vsfarfetched

72 7.3

Very silly and unreasonable so it seems laughable

says something is unlikely or unconvincing without ridiculing it

I

inconceivable

vsfarfetched

46 7.4

Impossible to imagine or believe

allows for very unlikely ideas that can still be imagined

F

far-fetched

vsfarfetched

44 6.0

Unlikely to be true because it seems unreal and extreme

is the same meaning but written without a hyphen

I

implausible

vsfarfetched

26 7.0

Not likely to be true or hard to believe

emphasizes being unconvincing or unnatural rather than just unlikely

S

short-fetched

vsfarfetched

• Archaic

8.9

Hard to believe because it lacks good proof

focuses on being unlikely rather than clearly impossible

Antonyms

R

reasonable

595 2.7

Fair and sensible in thinking and behavior

B

believable

98 3.7

Easy to accept as true

How Plausible

plausible

129 7.2

unlikely

487 1.9

farfetched

8 7.5

preposterous

72 7.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology