be far-fetched

Frequency: 8.015.1 per million words

Used to state that an idea or story is unlikely to be true.

far-fetchedVERB + ADJECTIVE

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Examples (10)

  • The conspiracy theory is completely far-fetched.
  • Her explanation for being late was rather far-fetched.
  • The plot of that movie is extremely far-fetched.
  • His excuse was so far-fetched that nobody believed it.
  • The whole story was extremely far-fetched.
  • That idea seems a little far-fetched to me.
  • The witness's account was highly far-fetched.
  • Your theory about aliens is quite far-fetched.
  • The claim that he walked 50 miles was far-fetched.
  • Even the most imaginative reader would find this plot far-fetched.