Forged
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɔːd͡ʒd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Forged is an adjective meaning Fake (as documents); falsified.
Meaning
Fake (as documents); falsified.
More Meanings
- Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal
- past participle of forge. To force forward against opposition.
Example Sentences
Forged identification documents were used to enter the building.
He forged forward against the current, even as it tried to sweep him down river.
The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.
Toward the end of the war, Benoit was sent off on his own with forged papers; he wound up working as a horse groom at a chalet in the Loire valley. Mandelbrot describes this harrowing youth with great sangfroid.
Synonyms for forged
Depending on context, synonyms include bad, counterfeit, imitative.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include counterfeit, bad, imitative, phony, sham, falsifying.
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