ersatz
adjective
[ ˈəːsats ]
• (of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.
• "ersatz coffee"
Similar:
artificial,
substitute,
imitation,
synthetic,
fake,
false,
faux,
mock,
simulated,
pseudo,
sham,
bogus,
spurious,
counterfeit,
forged,
pretended,
so-called,
plastic,
manufactured,
man-made,
unnatural,
fabricated,
replica,
reproduction,
facsimile,
inferior,
low-quality,
poor-quality,
low-grade,
shoddy,
substandard,
unsatisfactory,
adulterated,
phoney,
farkakte,
Origin:
late 19th century: from German, literally ‘replacement’.
