Synonyms for forge

Synonyms for (noun) forge

Synonyms: forge, smithy

Definition: a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

Similar words: work, workplace

Definition: a place where work is done

Usage: he arrived at work early today


Synonyms: forge

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

Similar words: furnace

Definition: an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.


Synonyms for (verb) forge

Synonyms: devise, contrive, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent

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

Usage: excogitate a way to measure the speed of light

Similar words: create by mental act, create mentally

Definition: create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands


Synonyms: fake, forge, counterfeit

Definition: make a copy of with the intent to deceive

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

Similar words: re-create

Definition: create anew

Usage: Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale


Synonyms: forge, fashion

Definition: make out of components (often in an improvising manner)

Usage: She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks

Similar words: make

Definition: make by shaping or bringing together constituents

Usage: make a dress; make a cake; make a wall of stones


Synonyms: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work

Definition: make something, usually for a specific function

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

Similar words: create from raw material, create from raw stuff

Definition: make from scratch


Synonyms: forge, hammer

Definition: create by hammering

Usage: hammer the silver into a bowl; forge a pair of tongues

Similar words: beat

Definition: shape by beating

Usage: beat swords into ploughshares


Synonyms: spirt, spurt, forge

Definition: move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move

Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast


Synonyms: forge

Definition: move ahead steadily

Usage: He forged ahead

Similar words: go on, advance, march on, progress, move on, pass on

Definition: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

Usage: Time marches on


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