ersatz[adjective]Synonyms: artificial, dummy, false, imitation, mock, sham, simulated, spurious, substitute
[noun]Synonyms: imitation, copy, simulacrum
Related Words: factitious,
synthetic,
fake [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
er‧satz /ˈeəzæts $ ˈerzɑːts/
adjective [usually before noun][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: German;
Origin: 'something used instead of something else']
artificial, and not as good as the real thing:
ersatz coffee [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲