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
Moore’s demo may seem far-fetched, but the future of these privacy intrusions may become commonplace.
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Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The state is a target of ceaseless social media and internet criticism, some of it far-fetched but, unfortunately, much of it is deserved, such as its seemingly intractable homelessness crisis.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Even if life on certain planets—and our ability to reach them—sounds more far-fetched than on others, the team explained that further observations will still help advance the search for extraterrestrial life.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
This may seem far-fetched, given that giant black holes aren’t known for going on walkabouts.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for far-fetched
Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The state is a target of ceaseless social media and internet criticism, some of it far-fetched but, unfortunately, much of it is deserved, such as its seemingly intractable homelessness crisis.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Even if life on certain planets—and our ability to reach them—sounds more far-fetched than on others, the team explained that further observations will still help advance the search for extraterrestrial life.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
This may seem far-fetched, given that giant black holes aren’t known for going on walkabouts.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for far-fetched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-fetched
unlikely
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Another surgery swapped out her breast implants to erase her shoulder pain in 2022, Dishell said, but doctors warned her then that her other pain was unlikely to improve.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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But McKinnon, who runs the $14 billion digital identity management company Okta, adds that CEOs are unlikely to get the answer from their in-house IT experts.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Far-fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-fetched. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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