Synonyms for forge
fɔrdʒ, foʊrdʒforge

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1. forge

   Synonyms:
   work, frame, produce, elaborate, fabricate, counterfeit, feign, falsify, form, shape, make falsely

   Antonyms:
   shatter, batter, shiver, blast, fuse, detect, expose, verify, misconstrue, misfabricate, misshape

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1. forgenoun

   furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping

   Synonyms:
   smithy

2. forge, smithyverb

   a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

   Synonyms:
   smithy

3. forge, hammerverb

   create by hammering

   "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"

   Synonyms:
   form, fake, mould, spirt, excogitate, work, shape, devise, counterfeit, mold, invent, contrive, fashion, formulate, hammer, spurt

4. forge, fake, counterfeitverb

   make a copy of with the intent to deceive

   "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

   Synonyms:
   misrepresent, form, fudge, fake, mould, wangle, spirt, excogitate, manipulate, work, shape, devise, counterfeit, mold, cook, falsify, talk through one's hat, invent, contrive, bullshit, fashion, bull, formulate, hammer, spurt

5. invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forgeverb

   come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

   "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

   Synonyms:
   excogitate, ruminate, work, fake, prepare, make up, develop, contemplate, muse, get up, organize, fabricate, plan, speculate, throw, cast, mull over, think over, form, mould, invent, word, manufacture, mull, explicate, reflect, fashion, articulate, spirt, cook up, organise, meditate, hammer, counterfeit, chew over, contrive, shape, phrase, ponder, spurt, give voice, formulate, project, design, machinate, devise, mold

6. forgeverb

   move ahead steadily

   "He forged ahead"

   Synonyms:
   fashion, mold, contrive, mould, shape, fake, formulate, devise, spirt, form, invent, excogitate, work, hammer, counterfeit, spurt

7. forge, spurt, spirtverb

   move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

   Synonyms:
   spout, form, fake, mould, spirt, excogitate, gush, work, shape, devise, counterfeit, mold, invent, contrive, fashion, formulate, hammer, spurt

8. shape, form, work, mold, mould, forgeverb

   make something, usually for a specific function

   "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

   Synonyms:
   spring, knead, turn, operate, act, shape, bring, model, excogitate, imprint, work out, run, spurt, function, put to work, organize, lick, take form, solve, make, regulate, determine, figure out, cast, form, fake, mould, sour, invent, play, exploit, make for, spirt, go, take shape, fashion, do work, hammer, mold, organise, mildew, puzzle out, act upon, counterfeit, process, crop, work, ferment, influence, work on, constitute, formulate, wreak, cultivate, exercise, contrive, devise

9. fashion, forgeverb

   make out of components (often in an improvising manner)

   "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

   Synonyms:
   form, fake, mould, spirt, excogitate, work, shape, devise, counterfeit, mold, invent, contrive, fashion, formulate, hammer, spurt

Matched Categories

1. • Advance
   • Beat
   • Create By Mental Act
   • Create From Raw Material
   • Furnace
   • Make
   • Re-create
   • Travel

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1. forgenoun

   Synonyms:
   smithy (for heavy work), iron-works

2. forgenoun

   Synonyms:
   furnace (to make iron more malleable), shingling-mill

3. forgeverb

   Synonyms:
   beat (metal), form (by heating and hammering)

4. forgeverb

   Synonyms:
   devise, invent, frame, coin

5. forgeverb

   Synonyms:
   falsify, counterfeit, fabricate

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1. forgenoun

   Synonyms:
   smithy, stithy, smithery

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1. List of paraphrases for "forge":

   forging, falsify, build, establish, smithery, create, shape

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How to use forge in a sentence?

1. Scott Wood:

   If you're going to forge somebody's score why not give them a 90 or a 95.

2. James A. Froude:

   You cannot dream yourself into a character you must hammer and forge yourself one.

3. Jeb Bush:

   He asked me to support that bill and I said, 'yeah of course, this is what senators are supposed to do, forge consensus' ... and I supported that even though my ideas were different, marco cut and run, plain and simple, for whatever reason -- may be legitimate reasons but he cut and run.

4. Ali Zaidi:

   You definitely have your caffeine withdrawal period, but in seriousness, you know, this is a month that really pushes you to forge community. It’s very easy when you’re in the 24/7 grind to lose a sense of the people that surround us and strengthen us. This is an opportunity to reach out to them. It’s really a month that’s oriented towards service.

5. Andrew Schneider:

   What are man and woman if not members of two very different and warring tribes Yet decade after decade, century after century, they attempt in marriage to reconcile and forge a union. Why I don't know. Biological imperative Divine law Or just a desire to connect to that mysterious other In any case, it's always struck me as a hopeful thing.