as in unlikely
not likely to be true or to occur
an exciting thriller, but one with a far-fetched plot that no sensible person could believe
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Recent Examples of far-fetched
If the Leafs retain some salary and can create some kind of bidding war, a first-round pick as a return for McMann doesn’t seem so far-fetched.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The embellishment was so far-fetched, its chances of being believed were less than a wing and a prayer.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
But his manipulation skills are amateurish at best, and the fact that almost all of his plans go off without a hitch is pretty far-fetched.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Some landlords blame the 2023 opening of Grand Central Madison, the Long Island Rail Road’s East Side stop, for taking away foot traffic from Herald Square, although that seems a little far-fetched.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for far-fetched
Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The embellishment was so far-fetched, its chances of being believed were less than a wing and a prayer.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
But his manipulation skills are amateurish at best, and the fact that almost all of his plans go off without a hitch is pretty far-fetched.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Some landlords blame the 2023 opening of Grand Central Madison, the Long Island Rail Road’s East Side stop, for taking away foot traffic from Herald Square, although that seems a little far-fetched.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for far-fetched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-fetched
unlikely
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The series follows a teenage boy who forms an unlikely alliance with the Fairy Queen of Celtic lore to search for malevolent mythical creatures from around the world, among them the Yeti, Baba Yaga and a Lady Dracula — not to destroy them, but to save them from impending doom.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Costco, by contrast, is betting that visible, if measured, support for diversity can coexist with—and even underpin—a booming business, turning the warehouse club into an unlikely bellwether for how far corporate America is willing to go in defying the president’s DEI directive.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Far-fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-fetched. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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