Faux
Faux adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Usage example: even the animal rights activists were fooled by the faux furs
Substitute and faux are semantically related. in artificial topic. In some cases you can use "Substitute" instead an adjective "Faux".
Substitute
Substitute adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Usage example: substitute wools that supposedly have the look and feel of cashmere
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