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Definitions

forging

[fawr-jing, fohr-] / ˈfɔr dʒɪŋ, ˈfoʊr- /
ADJECTIVE
making
Synonyms
STRONG
accomplishing building composing constructing creating effecting executing fabricating fashioning forming generating manufacturing originating producing shaping
NOUN
making
Synonyms
STRONGEST
formulation
STRONG
authoring building causation composition conception constituting construction contriving designing devising fabrication fancying fashioning occasioning origination performing planning producing production shaping
Antonyms
STRONG
destruction ruin
NOUN
manufacture/manufacturing
Synonyms
WEAK
accomplishment assembling assembly casting completion composing composition construction creation doing erection fabrication finishing formation making mass-production preparing produce tooling
NOUN
manufacturing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
construction manufacture
STRONG
accomplishment assembling assembly casting completion composing composition creation doing erection fabrication finishing formation making preparing produce tooling
WEAK
mass-production
NOUN
origin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
birth genesis
STRONG
alpha commencement creation dawn dawning embarkation emergence entrance entry foundation inauguration ingress initiation introduction launch nativity opener origination outbreak outset rise start
WEAK
blast off day one early stage git go square one starting point
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conclusion end finish
STRONG
close completion death ending exit stop
WEAK
consequence destiny effect finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination

Example Sentences

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But Magna and its big Detroit customers are forging ahead with plans to roll back EV investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Rasmussen, who also impressed Danes with his handling of the Greenland stand-off, has already voiced his ambition to take on the task of royal investigator - a key role in forging a governing coalition.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

China is forging ahead with plans for its first crewed mission to the Moon by 2030 at the latest.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

So they’re forging on, trying to figure it out, their window closing and their fans’ frustration growing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

From this meager beginning had sprung the ineffectual squadron commander who was now spending the better part of each working day in Pianosa forging Washington Irving’s name to official documents.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.