Antonyms for far-fetched

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fahr-fecht

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɑrˈfɛtʃt

Definition of far-fetched

Origin : also far fetched, farfetched, 1560s, "brought from afar," from far + past participle of fetch. An earlier form was far fet (1530s). Figurative sense is from c.1600.

adj hard to believe

Example sentences :

To ascribe them specially to God would seem to us far-fetched.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

It is a far-fetched idea; but still it is her idea and I must submit.
Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

"Maybe my idea of asking for help wasn't so far-fetched," she said quietly.
Extract from : « This One Problem » by M. C. Pease

“A far-fetched enough parallel,” I observed coldly to Marlow.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

You may be right, of course, but it sounds kind of far-fetched to me.
Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith

They have no reasons to give—or their reasons are far-fetched.
Extract from : « A Book of Myths » by Jean Lang

Perhaps some will consider this interpretation too far-fetched to pass.
Extract from : « The Measurement of Intelligence » by Lewis Madison Terman

The issue seemed to him too far-fetched to warrant discussion.
Extract from : « O Pioneers! » by Willa Cather

Its moral is conventional, while the incident is too far-fetched for sympathy.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 » by Various

If all this sounds too far-fetched to bring about, that is because it is.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

Synonyms for far-fetched

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