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

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Somaliland’s most daring strategy in forging a workable national existence has been through diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

And therein lies Frank's problem in forging any sort of bond with Spurs fans.

From BBC

He changed Israeli politics by forging a lasting alliance with the traditional Jews chased out of Islamic lands.

From The Wall Street Journal

His expulsion marked only the first of several controversies in which he would find himself embroiled, while also forging a historic career.

From Los Angeles Times

Offshore-wind projects that the administration sought to cancel are forging ahead after favorable court rulings.

From The Wall Street Journal

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