farfetchedness
Quality of unbelievability
Farfetchedness is the quality of being implausible or unconvincing—the state of seeming to reach too far for credibility.
The word describes explanations, theories, or excuses that strain belief: The farfetchedness of his alibi made the jury suspicious.
It's the noun form of farfetched, suggesting something brought from too great a distance to ring true.
Wildly illogical quality
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
- incredibilityQuality beyond belief
- unbelievabilityState of seeming impossible
- ridiculousnessQuality of being laughable
ludicrousness · inconceivability · impossibility · untenability · infeasibility · illogicality · unreasonableness · improbability
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
elaboration · stretching · puffery · inflation · grandiloquence · floridness · extravagance · overkill
Lack of firm belief
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
distrust · questioning · scrutiny · scoffing · debunking · dismissiveness · eye-roll · side-eye
Unrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- unicornMythical one-horned horse
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- fairy-taleMagical children's story
- legendUnverified traditional tale
myth · fable · enchantment · phantasmagoria · make-believe · daydream · utopia · la-la-land
absurdity
Wildly illogical quality
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
- incredibilityQuality beyond belief
- unbelievabilityState of seeming impossible
ridiculousness · ludicrousness · inconceivability · impossibility · untenability · infeasibility · illogicality · unreasonableness · improbability · unlikelihood
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
dramatization · elaboration · stretching · puffery · inflation · grandiloquence · floridness · extravagance · overkill · superlative
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
suspicion · distrust · questioning · scrutiny · scoffing · debunking · dismissiveness · eye-roll · side-eye · naysaying
chimera
Unrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- unicornMythical one-horned horse
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- fairy-taleMagical children's story
legend · myth · fable · enchantment · phantasmagoria · make-believe · daydream · utopia · la-la-land
farfetchednessplausibility
Seeming likely true
credibility · believability · reasonableness · persuasiveness · convincingness
farfetchednessprobability
Quantified chance of occurrence
likelihood · realism · verisimilitude · feasibility · predictability
farfetchednessobviousness
State of being evident
straightforwardness · simplicity · plainness · naturalness · commonplaceness