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| Main Entry: | far-fetched |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard to believe |
| Synonyms: | bizarre, doubtful, dubious, eccentric, fantastic, fishy*, forced, illogical, implausible, improbable, incoherent, inconsequential, incredible, labored, preposterous, queer, recondite, strained, strange, suspicious, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely, unnatural, unrealistic, hard to swallow |
| Antonyms: | believable, natural, plausible, realistic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feeble |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not strong; ineffective |
| Synonyms: | aged, ailing, chicken*, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, doddering, dopey*, effete, enervated, exhausted, failing, faint, flabby*, flat, fragile, frail, gentle, helpless, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, ineffectual, inefficient, infirm, insubstantial, insufficient, lame, languid, low, paltry, poor, powerless, puny, sickly, slight, tame, thin, unconvincing, weak, weakened, woozy*, zero*, emasculated, enfeebled, etiolated, out of gas, sapless, strengthless, vitiated, weakly, wimpy |
| Antonyms: | able, effective, hardy, healthy, hearty, powerful, solid, sound, strong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | implausible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not likely |
| Synonyms: | doubtful, dubious, far out, farfetched, fishy*, flimsy, for the birds, full of holes, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, obscure, problematic, puzzling, reachy, suspect, thin*, too much*, unbelievable, unconvincing, unreasonable, unsubstantial, weak, won't hold water, won't wash |
| Antonyms: | believable, likely, plausible, possibly, probably, reasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | improbable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not likely |
| Synonyms: | doubtful, dubious, fanciful, far-fetched, flimsy*, iffy*, implausible, inconceivable, questionable, rare, slim, unbelievable, uncertain, unconvincing, unimaginable, unlikely, unsubstantial, weak, hundred-to-one, not expected, outside chance, slim and none, unheard of |
| Antonyms: | believable, likely, ostensible, plausible, possible, probable, tenable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inconceivable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond reason, belief |
| Synonyms: | extraordinary, fantastic, imcomprehensible, implausible, impossible, improbable, incogitable, incredible, insupposable, mind-boggling*, phony, rare, reachy, staggering, strange, thin*, unbelievable, unconvincing, unheard-of, unimaginable, unknowable, unlikely, unsubstantial, unthinkable, weak*, won't fly, won't wash |
| Antonyms: | believable, conceivable, fathomable, imaginable, reasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inconclusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | up in the air |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, deficient, incomplete, indecisive, indeterminate, lacking, open, uncertain, unconvincing, undecided, uneventful, unfinished, unsatisfactory, unsettled, vague, unfateful |
| Antonyms: | certain, conclusive, decisive, definite, sure |
| Main Entry: | unbelievable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond the imagination |
| Synonyms: | astonishing, beyond belief, cockamamie, cockeyed*, doubtful, dubious, far-fetched, fishy*, flaky*, flimsy*, for the birds, full of holes, harebrained*, implausible, impossible, improbable, incogitable, inconceivable, incredible, kooky, lamebrained, open to doubt, outlandish, past belief, phony, preposterous, questionable, reaching, scatterbrained*, screwy*, staggering, suspect, thick*, thin*, too much*, unconvincing, unimaginable, unsubstantial, unthinkable, weak, won't hold water, won't wash |
| Antonyms: | believable, credible, plausible, real |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unlikely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not probable |
| Synonyms: | absurd, contrary, doubtful, dubious, faint, implausible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, out of the ordinary, questionable, rare, remote, slight, strange, unbelievable, unconvincing, unheard-of, unimaginable, untoward, not likely, outside chance |
| Antonyms: | imaginable, likely, probably |
| Main Entry: | unreliable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not trustworthy, not true |
| Synonyms: | capricious, deceitful, deceptive, delusive, disreputable, dubious, erroneous, fake, fallible, false, fickle, fly-by-night*, furtive, hollow, implausible, inaccurate, inconstant, irresponsible, makeshift, meretricious, mistaken, pretended, pseudo*, questionable, sham, shifty, specious, treacherous, tricky, uncertain, unconvincing, undependable, underhand, underhanded, unfaithful, unsound, unstable, unsure, untrue, untrustworthy, vacillating, wavering, weak, hallucinatory |
| Antonyms: | honest, reliable, responsible, true, trustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | farfetched |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unbelieveable |
| Synonyms: | bizarre, doubtful, dubious, eccentric, fantastic, fishy, forced, illogical, implausible, improbable, incoherent, inconsequential, incredible, labored, preposterous, queer, recondite, strained, strange, suspicious, unconvincing, unlikely, unnatural, unrealistic |
| Antonyms: | believable, likely, plausible, realistic |
| Main Entry: | incredible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond belief |
| Synonyms: | absurd, far-fetched, fishy*, flimsy*, implausible, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, out of the question, outlandish, phony, preposterous, questionable, ridiculous, suspect, thin*, unbelievable, unconvincing, unimaginable, unsubstantial, untenable, unthinkable, incogitable, insupposable, rings phony |
| Notes: | incredible means 'unbelievable' and incredulous means 'unbelieving' |
| Antonyms: | believable, credible, plausible, possible, realistic, tenable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lame |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | feeble, weak |
| Synonyms: | faulty, flabby, flimsy, inadequate, ineffective, inefficient, insufficient, poor, thin, unconvincing, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, faltering, unpersuasive, unpleasing |
| Antonyms: | able, capable, efficient, satisfactory, strong |
| Main Entry: | thin |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deficient, weak |
| Synonyms: | diluted, feeble*, flat*, flimsy*, implausible, improbable, inadequate, inconceivable, incredible, insubstantial, insufficient, lame, meager, poor, questionable, scanty, scarce, scattered, shallow, sketchy, skimpy*, slight, sparse, superficial, thick*, transparent, unbelievable, unconvincing, unsubstantial, untenable, vapid, scant, stretched, unpersuasive, weak-kneed |
| Antonyms: | efficient, solid, strong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weak |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deficient, feeble |
| Synonyms: | faulty, flabby, flimsy, green*, handicapped, hollow, immature, implausible, impotent, improbable, inadequate, incompetent, incomplete, inconceivable, inconclusive, incredible, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, invalid, lacking, lame, limited, pathetic, poor, raw, shaky, shallow, slight, slim, small, spineless, substandard, thick, thin, unbelievable, unconvincing, unprepared, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, unsure, untrained, wanting, forceless |
| Antonyms: | able, capable, fit, sufficient |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | thick |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unreasonable |
| Synonyms: | excessive, flimsy*, implausible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, thin*, too much*, unbelievable, unconvincing, unfair, unjust, unsubstantial |
| Antonyms: | reasonable, sensible, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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