Standard Lemma guide

far-fetched

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /fɑɹˈfɛt͡ʃt/
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  • rhymes with -ɛtʃt

1

adj

Meaning 1

Brought from far away.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Implausible; not likely; difficult to believe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He is full of far-fetched ideas to make money.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: outlandish, wild, impractical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: нацягнуты (nacjahnuty) — not likely
  • Bulgarian: невероя́тен (neverojáten) — not likely
  • Bulgarian: пресилен (presilen) — not likely
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牽強 /牵强 (qiānqiǎng) — not likely
  • Chinese Mandarin: 扯 (chě) — not likely
  • Chinese Mandarin: 離譜 /离谱 (lípǔ) — not likely
  • Czech: přitažený za vlasy — not likely
  • Czech: zavlasypřitažený — not likely
  • Dutch: vergezocht — not likely
  • Dutch: bij de haren getrokken — not likely
  • Finnish: kaukaa haettu — not likely
  • Finnish: villi — not likely
  • French: abracadabrant — not likely
  • French: tiré par les cheveux — not likely
  • French: à dormir debout — not likely
  • German: weit hergeholt — not likely
  • German: an den Haaren herbeigezogen — not likely
  • Greek: τραβηγμένο από τα μαλλιά (travigméno apó ta malliá) — not likely
  • Hungarian: valószínűtlen — not likely
  • Hungarian: túlzott — not likely
  • Hungarian: erőltetett — not likely
  • Irish: áibhéalach — not likely
  • Italian: strambo — not likely
  • Italian: strano — not likely
  • Italian: inverosimile — not likely
  • Italian: stiracchiato — not likely
  • Occitan: de mal creire — not likely
  • Occitan: tirat pels cabels — not likely
  • Polish: naciągany — not likely
  • Portuguese: rebuscado — not likely
  • Portuguese: forçado — not likely
  • Portuguese: improvável — not likely
  • Romanian: tras de păr — not likely
  • Russian: наду́манный (nadúmannyj) — not likely
  • Serbo-Croatian: натегнут — not likely
  • Serbo-Croatian: nategnut — not likely
  • Spanish: traído por los pelos — not likely
  • Spanish: poco probable — not likely
  • Spanish: inverosímil — not likely
  • Spanish: jalado de los pelos — not likely
  • Spanish: tirado de los pelos — not likely
  • Spanish: rocambolesco — not likely
  • Spanish: descabellado — not likely
  • Spanish: poco creíble — not likely
  • Spanish: rebuscado — not likely
  • Swedish: långsökt — not likely
  • Urdu: مبالغہ آمیز (mubalgha Aamez) — not likely
  • Vietnamese: khiên cưỡng — not likely