30 Synonyms & Antonyms For FAR-FETCHED

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Definitions 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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The embellishment was so far-fetched, its chances of being believed were less than a wing and a prayer.

From Los Angeles Times

The idea seems far-fetched because we tend to treat artists as isolated specimens.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the thing is, if I told her the truth, how I got into all of this, she’d accuse me of exactly that— imagining myself in some far-fetched spy drama.

From Literature

Does thinking of Martin Luther King Jr. as a game theorist sound far-fetched?

From The Wall Street Journal

Perhaps it wouldn’t be so far-fetched to say that us Bengalis have an ingrained adoration for Payesh.

From Salon

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doubtful dubious fantastic fantastical fishy gonzo improbable incredible unapt unbelievable unreasonable

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