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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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Zhang's rise embodied what millions of his followers aspire towards: someone from a small town who climbs the social ladder by forging their own path.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

At the time, Bravo was forging a new identity in reality programming after years as a niche cable network that aired highbrow art films, opera and ballet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Still, some small and middle market companies are forging ahead, finding with AI an opportunity to build systems that more closely fit their unique needs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Given the house’s significance in forging one of America’s greatest rock albums, it has become an obligatory stop on Springsteen tours of the Jersey Shore.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

Gendry was only spared because he'd admitted to forging the homed helm himself; smiths, even apprentice smiths, were too valuable to kill.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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