ersatz

/ˈɜːsæts/

/ˈɛɹˌsɑts/, /ˈɛɹˌzɑts/

[adjective] [noun]

ersatz

[ADJECTIVE]

artificial and inferior

synonyms : substitute

Ersatz

[NOUN]

an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation

Examples

1. During that time, I essentially step into an ersatz relationship with my guest.

2. -But it's, like, this fabricated ersatz version of it.

3. Everything about this FAMILY is everything about this FAMILY is kind of ersatz and FRAUD LENL.UL

4. Undaunted, she cut out by hand an enormous series of ersatz index cards using the backs of old greeting cards, church circulars, examination Blue Book covers, and it must be disclosed, an awful lot of checkout slips she pinched from the Brooklyn College library.