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Meanings of farfetched in English

Highly imaginative but unlikely.

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Examples for "implausible"
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He wanted to believe her, but the situation just seemed too implausible.
Revelation
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In court papers, the defendants described the pricing agreement allegation as implausible.
Reuters
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I actually don't think it's as implausible as it might first appear.
The Guardian
4
Phyllis chose this moment to say, It does look implausible, doesn't it?
The President's Assassin
5
Then from outside, there comes the quite implausible sound of someone singing.
Pandaemonium
Usage of farfetched in English
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The reasons for these conclusions are by no means obscure, or farfetched.
Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation
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And yet that idea seemed as farfetched as Jack hurting Smokey.
Hush: a novel
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It all seemed rather farfetched, and she still had more questions than answers.
The Shelters of Stone
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The idea of having a spy obviously seemed farfetched to him.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
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Your suggestion might not be as farfetched as I originally thought.
Goodbye dolly
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I floated my drilling rig hypothesis, which she agreed was farfetched.
Broken Homes
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When he tried to do so his conclusions seemed grotesquely fanciful and farfetched.
Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories
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It may be completely farfetched... Do you remember Dr. Bardolini and his progressive matrices?
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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This conception, however, is as farfetched as it is modern.
Kalevala : the Epic Poem of Finland — Volume 01
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That may feel farfetched, but the threat is not unimaginable amidst a bitter trade war.
Reuters
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Granted, this is a pretty farfetched example; you can't rearrange facts of life so freely.
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
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Others dismiss it as a marginal movement and find farfetched explanations for its steady rise.
The Irish Times
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When the points of resemblance are too remote the simile is said to be farfetched.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism
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And even though his ideas were a little farfetched, he did make some valid points.
Wings
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The obvious determination to fit some explanation, no matter how farfetched, to the Mantell sighting.
The Flying Saucers are Real
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Or at least Jondalar had the feeling they were beckoning motions, farfetched as it seemed.
The Valley of Horses
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