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- Dictionaryfar-fetched/ˌfärˈfeCHt/
adjective
- 1. unlikely and unconvincing; implausible: "the theory sounded bizarre and far-fetched"
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The meaning of FAR-FETCHED is brought from a remote time or place. How to use far-fetched in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˌfɑːˈfetʃt / us / ˌfɑːrˈfetʃt / Add to word list. very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe: a far-fetched idea / story. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not believable. belief. by no stretch (of the imagination) idiom. fancifully. fishy. implausibility. implausible. implausibly. incredible. joke. kid. stretch.
Far-fetched definition: improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained. See examples of FAR-FETCHED used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˌfɑːrˈfetʃt / uk / ˌfɑːˈfetʃt / Add to word list. very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe: a far-fetched idea / story. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not believable. belief. by no stretch (of the imagination) idiom. fancifully. fishy. implausible. implausibly. incredible. incredibly. joke. kid. likely.
If you describe a story or idea as far-fetched, you are criticizing it because you think it is unlikely to be true or practical. The storyline was too far-fetched, and none of the actors was particularly good.
Some are realistic, like going to the store or getting married. Others are farfetched: a farfetched idea or plan is implausible because there's very little chance it will happen. Flying to Jupiter is farfetched. Marrying a movie star is a farfetched ideas, and so is becoming a movie star.
Definition of far-fetched adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
far-fetched meaning, definition, what is far-fetched: extremely unlikely to be true or to happ...: Learn more.
Not readily believable because of improbable elements therein: a far-fetched analogy; a far-fetched excuse.
Far-fetched definition: Not readily believable because of improbable elements therein.
