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
This effort to weaponize SEVIS against Harvard would probably have read as unimaginable or wildly far-fetched just a couple of months ago.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
However, this fraud took place over the internet, and any connection to the USPS is far-fetched at best.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
But a few years — and a minor creative crisis — later, the idea started to feel less far-fetched.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
While that may be far-fetched given the state of the Sabres franchise, Marner and his wife are both from the Toronto area.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for far-fetched
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
However, this fraud took place over the internet, and any connection to the USPS is far-fetched at best.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
But a few years — and a minor creative crisis — later, the idea started to feel less far-fetched.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
While that may be far-fetched given the state of the Sabres franchise, Marner and his wife are both from the Toronto area.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for far-fetched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-fetched
unlikely
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But this scenario assumes crypto stands still while quantum computing advances, which is highly unlikely.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Khamenei’s zealotry is very unlikely to outlive him in Iran’s highest echelons of power.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2025
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“Far-fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-fetched. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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