far-fetched
adjective
1
: brought from a remote time or place
2
: not easily or naturally deduced or introduced : improbable
a far-fetched story
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an exciting thriller, but one with a far-fetched plot that no sensible person could believe
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At times, the whole thing seemed a bit far-fetched.
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
President has missed his deadline for ending the war in Ukraine within a day of taking office but even if his pledge to halt hostilities was far-fetched, his new administration has insisted that the conflict can be ended quickly.
—Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The argument of the majority who was against that women studying were so far-fetched and ridiculous.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
What writer-director Amat Escalante depicts is, however, not far-fetched given what happens in reality.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
President has missed his deadline for ending the war in Ukraine within a day of taking office but even if his pledge to halt hostilities was far-fetched, his new administration has insisted that the conflict can be ended quickly.
—Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The argument of the majority who was against that women studying were so far-fetched and ridiculous.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
What writer-director Amat Escalante depicts is, however, not far-fetched given what happens in reality.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Far-fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far-fetched. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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