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forged

  • /fɔːd͡ʒd/
  • /fɔːɹdʒd/ Canada

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dʒd

adjective

  1. not comparable Fake (as documents); falsified. Forged identification documents were used to enter the building.
  2. not comparable Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.

verb

  1. participle, past past participle of forge. To force forward against opposition. He forged forward against the current, even as it tried to sweep him down river.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: counterfeit, bad, imitative, phony, sham, falsifying, counterfeiting, falsified, fake, trumped-up, fraudulent, faux, bogus, spurious, manufactured, doctored

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adj fake (as documents)

Españolfalsificado
Portuguêsforjado
Françaisfalsifié
Deutschgefälscht
Русскийподдельный poddelʹnyj

adj fabricated by forging

Españolforjado
Portuguêsforjado
DeutschSchmiede-, geschmiedet
Românăfăurit
Русскийкованый kovanyj

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@misc{forged_2026,
  title = {forged},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forged},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}