far-fetched
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6.0
- adjective
- /fɑrˈfɛtʃt/
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inverosímil
- The story about the man who claims to have seen a flying elephant is so far-fetched that nobody believes him.
- seem far-fetched
- too far-fetched
- far-fetched to imagine
It was too far fetched to even believe you know?
- It was too far fetched to even believe you know?
- Now this sounds very far fetched at first, but consider what plants do.
- These these sorts of ideas are not that far fetched.
- And to me, most of these schemes, if not all of them, seem very far fetched, if not impossible.
- I mean, it's not that far fetched to think that there could be aliens amongst us.
- He's looking for some unknown thing and he knows it's a little far fetched.
- Are some of these ideas old ideas and some of these ideas far fetched?
- The actual things, if you stop and think about them, they're incredibly far fetched, right?
- Now most of you watching will be thinking that sounds ridiculous and incredibly far fetched.
Examples
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It's far-fetched, but it's not impossible.
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Today the majority of us view the concept of demonic possession to be a little far-fetched.
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Now this sounds very far fetched at first, but consider what plants do.
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The strategy is not as far-fetched as it might seem.
Academic text (2005) -
I mean, it's pretty far-fetched.
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Yes, it was rather far-fetched.
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Although useful, it would be far-fetched to bank on this as the basis for recovery.
Academic text (1994) -
Even for me, as progressive and curious and in it as I am, I understand how far fetched that may feel.
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Such a comparison is far-fetched and would not pass the test of objectivity.
Academic text (1995) -
The premise is so far-fetched it's absurd.
Synonyms
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4.9
Very surprising and almost impossible to accept as true
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4.4
So silly or unreasonable that it makes no sense
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7.3
Very silly and unreasonable so it seems laughable
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5.4
So strange or large that people cannot believe it
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7.4
Strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
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7.0
Not likely to be true or hard to believe
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6.0
Imaginative but not true or practical
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7.5
Not likely to be true or believable
Hard to believe because it lacks good proof
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
The word far-fetched comes from the parts far 'a long distance' and fetch 'to bring'. Imagine an idea 'brought from far away' — it feels hard to believe, so far-fetched means not likely or too strange to be true.