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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

All of these ersatz businesses had accounts at Chase, Cathay or Singapore’s DBS Bank.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2025

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

One such ersatz cattleguard adorned the north-south highway a few hundred yards below Ladd Devine’s Miracle Valley development sign.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.