far-fetched

Questions about far-fetched

What does far-fetched mean?

far-fetched means "(of an idea or story) so exaggerated or ludicrous as to be improbable". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in far-fetched?

far-fetched has 2 syllables and divides as far-fet-ched under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for far-fetched?

Close synonyms include farfetched, farfetched. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is far-fetched a common word?

far-fetched is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.