adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/fɔːd͡ʒd/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada:/fɔːɹdʒd/
rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dʒd
CMU ARPABET:F AO1 R JH D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Fake (as documents); falsified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Forged identification documents were used to enter the building.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
past participle of forge. To force forward against opposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
He forged forward against the current, even as it tried to sweep him down river.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
reproduced fraudulently
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
like a bad penny...
a forged twenty dollar bill
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bad
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
