Synonyms for forge
fɔrdʒ, foʊrdʒforge

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. forgenoun

   Synonyms:
   smithy, stithy, smithery

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "forge":

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

Suggested Resources

1. forge

   Song lyrics by forge -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by forge on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce forge?

How to say forge in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use forge in a sentence?

1. Curtis Dahl:

   He had so many irons in the fire that he was never able to forge any single one into a weapon with which to conquer his world.

2. Jeb Bush:

   If you apply conservative principles and you stick with it, and you have the leadership skills to bring people toward the cause, you can move the needle on these things, i reject the notion that we can't solve problems, that the gridlock is too enormous to forge consensus. It requires some creativity to get to a win for everybody.

3. Hilary Knight:

   The main goal has always been the main goal: that's to build a sustainable, viable option and we haven't seen that quite yet, there's a reason why there's collective minds that are out there trying to forge a new future for the game.

4. Angela Merkel:

   It should be humanly possible to find a solution to such a precise problem. But this depends ... on the kind of trade deal that we forge with each other.

5. Boris Johnson:

   Andrea Leadsom offers the zap, the drive, and the determination essential for the next leader of this country, she has specialized in the EU question ... and will be therefore well-placed to help forge a great post-Brexit future for Britain and Europe.