Ersatz
Ersatz adjective - Artificial and inferior.
Usage example: ersatz coffee
Unreal
Unreal adjective - Contrived by art rather than nature.
Ersatz and unreal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ersatz" instead an adjective "Unreal".
Nearby Words: unrealistic, unreality
Mutual synonyms
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Unreal and Ersatz. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ersatz/unreal
Ersatz & Unreal. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ersatz/unreal>.
Unreal or Ersatz. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ersatz/unreal.
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