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forged

forged

5.1
Made to look real to trick people
  • adjective
  • /fɔrdʒd/
  • NSFW
translation icon : falsificado
  • All it took was a forged Microsoft employee badge to get me all this access.

All it took was a forged Microsoft employee badge to get me all this access.

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Examples

  • You're seeing something that looks, feels like a quotation, but you never know if if it is forged or not.

  • He was accused of selling forged artwork that deceived many collectors.

  • The official multiplayer servers for Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance have been decommissioned for a while now, but fortunately for those who like to take mass and energy and

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  • A FORGED MEMO.

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  • The police arrested him for using a forged signature on the contract.

  • The detective discovered that the documents were forged, leading to a major criminal investigation.

Synonyms

to fake
vsforged
195 4.2

To make or change something to trick people

focuses specifically on a copied item produced fraudulently rather than general alteration
to forge
vsforged
  • NSFW
66 7.1

To make a fake copy of a document or signature to deceive people

is the produced copy that exists as fraud rather than the making action
to falsify
vsforged
  • Formal
44 7.3

To make documents or facts not true to deceive people

refers to copying or producing a false item rather than altering facts
fabricated
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6.0

Made up and not true, often to trick people

apply to a copied item produced fraudulently rather than invented fiction

Antonyms

218 3.8

Something that is real and trustworthy, not a fake

How Deceptive

counterfeit
80 6.7
forged
  • NSFW
5.1
fake
833 1.8

Surface Forms

forged positive

Morphology

forged = forge (transparent) = forge + ed

Regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'forge'; the adjective 'forged' denotes something produced by forging, provided the learner knows the verb sense 'to copy fraudulently'.

Etymology

Forged comes from forge, a blacksmith's workshop where metal is heated and hammered into shape. A helpful way to remember the sense 'copied or produced fraudulently' is to imagine someone shaping a fake passport to look real, which is why a forged document is a dishonest copy.