The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FORGE which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 2001.
Deceptively copy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FORGE | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deceptively copy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- forge
- glosa
- gloss
- glossed
- glossing
- specious
- blow
- gammon
- gild
- gilded
- jive
- sophistry
Crossword Answer definitions
FORGE noun- Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
- Workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
- The act of beating or working iron or steel.
- To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- To form or create with concerted effort.
- To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
- To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
- (often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.
- (sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.
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