Forged

//fɔːd͡ʒd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of forge. To force forward against opposition. form-of, participle, past

    "He forged forward against the current, even as it tried to sweep him down river."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fake (as documents); falsified. not-comparable

    "Forged identification documents were used to enter the building."

  2. 2
    Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal not-comparable

    "The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer."

Adjective
  1. 1
    reproduced fraudulently wordnet

Synonyms

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counterfeitassembledbadbasebogusbogus

Example

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"The document is neither genuine nor forged."

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