Synonyms of forges

forges 1 of 2

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of forge

as in progresses

to move forward along a course

the rescue team forged ahead despite the bad weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progresses
• does
• comes
• marches
• proceeds
• goes
• advances
• paces
• comes along
• goes along
• gets along
• fares
• gets on
• goes off
• gains ground
• speeds
• accelerates
• pushes
• approaches
• nears
• wends
• travels
• propels
• drives
• passes
• repairs
• impels
• journeys
• runs
• actuates
• fast-forwards
• takes out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stands
• remains
• blocks
• stops
• stays
• hinders
• obstructs
• impedes
• checks
• halts
• stems
• arrests
• suppresses
• slows (down or up)
• represses
• inhibits
• interrupts
• retards
• balks
• delays
• ceases
• detains
• stalls
• hampers
• holds back
• pauses
• waits
• nips
• stunts
• regresses
• cramps
• lets up

forges

2 of 2

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of forge

1

as in counterfeits

to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive

arrested for forging the doctor's signature on the prescription

Synonyms & Similar Words

• counterfeits
• invents
• fakes
• simulates
• manipulates
• fabricates
• reproduces
• juggles
• replicates
• phonies
• concocts
• plagiarizes
• adulterates
• duplicates
• reduplicates
• tampers (with)
• cribs
• doctors
• cooks (up)
• fudges

2

as in develops

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

both sides labored mightily to forge a peace treaty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• develops
• creates
• generates
• crafts
• constructs
• achieves
• devises
• works up
• composes
• carves (out)
• grinds (out)
• invents
• brings forth
• hammers out
• works out
• manufactures
• forms
• engineers
• conceives
• models
• thrashes (out)
• concocts
• accomplishes
• originates
• tailors
• shapes
• fabricates
• hatches
• contrives
• churns out
• fashions
• turns out
• cranks out
• effects
• throws up
• cobbles (together or up)
• cooks (up)
• carries out
• frames
• mints
• brings off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• destroys
• dismantles
• demolishes
• tears down
• undoes
• razes
• ruins
• wrecks
• unmakes

3

as in draws

to shape with a hammer

loved the artisan look of that hand-forged copper pot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• draws
• carves
• hammers
• fashions
• pounds
• beats
• works
• molds
• forms
• stamps
• chases
• cuts
• models
• kneads
• sculpts
• pats
• boasts
• hews
• coins
• chisels
• planishes
• sculptures
• graves
• abates
• mints
• knaps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forges

Verb

The Librarians, which premiered at Sundance in early 2025 and broadcast on PBS in early 2026, has been years in the making, but the battle at its core still forges on. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

Training for business leaders forges a body, mind, and spirit prepared for whatever challenge comes next. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

As the administration forges ahead with its immigration enforcement campaign, former ICE officials and policing experts warned that resuming vehicle stops without a thorough review of training or tactics could lead to more violent encounters. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Motherhood, sexuality, family, fame… every band member forges her own path in refreshingly disparate ways rarely shown on television. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026

All the more reason why her character with Aquarius, a zodiac sign that forges its own radical path. — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

Ten years ago, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a referendum that forges political identities to this day and that shattered a half-century project to get closer to the continent. — Brian Melley, Fortune, 21 June 2026

McCartney just forges ahead, and nothing can stop him. — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 1 June 2026

Either way, Czernowin forges a logic that integrates disparate, unpredictable events. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026