| ADJECTIVE | all | farfetched, far-fetched | (of an idea or story) so exaggerated or ludicrous as to be improbable |
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| all | farfetched, far-fetched | highly imaginative but unlikely |
| Sounds | faa'rfeh'cht | |
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| Rhymes | etched ... stretched: 4 rhymes with ehcht... | |
| Meaning | (of an idea or story) so exaggerated or ludicrous as to be improbable. | |
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| Synonym | far-fetched | |
| Broader | implausible | Having a quality that provokes disbelief |
| Meaning | Highly imaginative but unlikely. | |
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| Example | "a farfetched excuse" | |
| Synonym | far-fetched | |
| Broader | unlikely | Has little chance of being the case or coming about |
| Spanish | inverosímil | |
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