far-fetched
adjective
improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained.
farfetched
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a variation of
far-fetched.
Example Sentences
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Nvidia did not respond to a request for comment but told The Information that they had not seen any evidence of this and that "such smuggling seems farfetched".
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Aside from the commentaries on modern motherhood and all the “help” one might get while doing it wrongly, it is pretty farfetched; trying to detail the plotline makes one realize how outlandish it is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
“As of today,” she wrote, “the Court has not adopted Idaho’s farfetched theories—but it has not rejected them either.”
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2024
The truth of who Barry, Sally, Fuches, Cousineau and Hank are, and were, is wildly farfetched and far more anguish-inducing than the diluted made-for-TV drama makes them out to be.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2023
The idea of the president fighting back against the young leaping and sword-fighting actor is not as farfetched as it sounds.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
