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ersatz

[er-zahts, -sahts, er-zahts, -sahts] / ˈɛr zɑts, -sɑts, ɛrˈzɑts, -ˈsɑts /
ADJECTIVE
artificial
Synonyms
STRONG
counterfeit fake imitation phony sham substitute synthetic
WEAK
bogus copied false manufactured pretended simulated spurious
Antonyms
STRONG
genuine real true

Example Sentences

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The short sequence, created by Seedance -- the AI generation model developed by TikTok's parent company, Bytedance -- shows an ersatz fight between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Tiny chairs dangle on Christmas trees beside ersatz Heinz pickles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

I took the L train from Manhattan and found ersatz Cal-Mex the moment I got off at Bedford Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Until Friday, these videos seemed merely risible, the work of an ersatz journalist so naïve that he appears startlingly unaware of the long history of gullible Westerners falling for such cherry-picked displays of Soviet majesty.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2024

Breakfast consists of plain, unbuttered bread and ersatz coffee.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank