far-fetched
Hard to believe
Far-fetched describes an idea, explanation, or story that seems implausible or requires too great a stretch to believe.
The image is of something fetched from so far away that it strains credibility: His alibi seemed far-fetched.
A far-fetched connection or theory lacks obvious supporting evidence.
Not likely true
- unlikelyNot apt to happen
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- unconvincingNot able to persuade
unbelievable · incredible · preposterous · absurd · ridiculous · ludicrous · outlandish · nonsensical
Imaginatively unrealistic
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- fantasticRemarkably good or unreal
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
fairy-tale · mythical · legendary · surreal · otherworldly · outlandish · wild · bizarre
Inflated beyond reasonable proportion
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
dramatized · magnified · hyperbolized · overwrought · overdone · overdrawn · amplified · overemphasized
improbable
Not likely true
- unlikelyNot apt to happen
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- questionableOf uncertain validity
unconvincing · unbelievable · incredible · preposterous · absurd · ridiculous · ludicrous · outlandish · nonsensical · illogical
fanciful
Imaginatively unrealistic
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- fantasticRemarkably good or unreal
dreamlike · fairy-tale · mythical · legendary · surreal · otherworldly · outlandish · wild · bizarre · extravagant
overblown
Inflated beyond reasonable proportion
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- inflatedExpanded with gas
stretched · dramatized · magnified · hyperbolized · overwrought · overdone · overdrawn · amplified · overemphasized · aggrandized
- Unlikelyunlikely, improbable, doubtful, dubious, remote
- unbelievableunbelievable, incredible, inconceivable, implausible, unthinkable
- idealisticidealist, idealistic, utopian, quixotic, dreamer
- futilityfutile, futility, in vain, pointlessness, vain
far-fetchedbelievable
Able to convince
credible · plausible · convincing · realistic · authentic
far-fetchedplausible
Appearing worthy of belief
likely · probable · realistic · reasonable · feasible
far-fetchedclose to home
Personally affecting or relevant
natural · familiar · everyday · ordinary · commonplace