unforged

Not yet smithed

Unforged describes something that has not been forged—either not shaped by heating and hammering metal, or not counterfeited.

A blade may be unforged, meaning the raw steel hasn't yet been worked into a weapon.

A document may be unforged, meaning it's authentic rather than falsified: The signature was verified as unforged.

pure

untouched

Not contacted or affected

untarnished · unadulterated · unaltered · unchanged · natural · original · authentic · genuine · uncorrupted · unrefined

metal

raw

In original state

untempered · crude · unworked · blank · stock · billet · ingot · bloom · slab · bar

figurative

undeveloped

Not fully formed

nascent · potential · latent · embryonic · inchoate · unfinished · incomplete · rough · uncultivated · untested

Opposites
metalworking process

unforgedforged

Made by smithing, or faked

hammered · wrought · smithed · beaten · worked

document authenticity

unforgedforged

Made by smithing, or faked

falsified · counterfeited · faked · fabricated · fraudulent

Phrases
Family

unforgiving, unforgivable, unforgiveness, unforgivingly, unforgeable

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G