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Princeton's WordNet

  1. farfetched, implausibleadjective

    highly imaginative but unlikely

    "a farfetched excuse"; "an implausible explanation"

GCIDE

  1. Farfetchedadjective

    Studiously sought; not easily or naturally deduced or introduced; forced; strained; hence, implausible or improbable.

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  1. farfetched

    Farfetched refers to something that is highly unlikely, implausible, or hard to believe, often due to being exaggerated or overly imaginative. It can be used to describe ideas, theories, stories, or any statement that doesn't seem to align with logical reasoning or common sense.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Farfetchedadjective

    brought from far, or from a remote place

  2. Farfetchedadjective

    studiously sought; not easily or naturally deduced or introduced; forced; strained

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of farfetched in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of farfetched in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of farfetched in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Siemion:

    The Breakthrough Listen program has the most powerful SETI equipment on the planet, and access to the largest telescopes on the planet, we can look at The Breakthrough with greater sensitivity and for a wider range of signal types than any other experiment in the world. Related : Why is this star dimming ? Astronomers still don't know One farfetched theory about the star is that aliens are somehow responsible for the star’s dimming, perhaps by having built a structure that passes in front of it, although Dan Werthimer, the chief scientist at Berkeley SETI, said Andrew Siemion thinks that’s incredibly improbable.

  2. Karen Margolis:

    The idea that you’re going to be able to stick your finger on the camera of your smartphone and get an accurate blood pressure reading is pretty farfetched right now.

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