ersatz
adjective
noun
Origin of ersatz
Related Words for ersatz
synthetic, phony, imitation, fake, sham, substitute, counterfeit, bogus, manufactured, pretended, simulated, spurious, copied, falseExamples from the Web for ersatz
Contemporary Examples of ersatz
They were done to give a thin patina of ersatz legitimacy to what is otherwise flagrant sexual assault.
‘Rectal Feeding’ Has Nothing to Do with Nutrition, Everything to Do with TortureRussell Saunders
December 10, 2014
An elderly couple dances under flashing lights in an ersatz disco club.
Our hopes have gotten so cheesy that even the cheese is ersatz.
Plus, the song is catchy and rich with emotion which, although it may be ersatz, is pop perfection.
Unfortunately, the admissions system seems to be primarily geared towards fake sincerity and ersatz enrichment.
Historical Examples of ersatz
This ersatz ranch-house was owned by two completely unlovelies.
VigorishGordon Randall Garrett
He slid into his chair and reached automatically for the ersatz grapefruit.
Tony and the BeetlesPhilip K. Dick
We had long been ridiculing the Germans for their ersatz ingenuity.
Paris VistasHelen Davenport Gibbons
It is the same difference as that between the ersatz and the authentic.
An AutobiographyIgor Stravinsky
The brass fittings were still in place, and there were no signs of ersatz towels, sheets, or even lace curtains.
To Kiel in the 'Hercules'Lewis R. Freeman