ersatz

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore E words

serving as an inferior artificial substitute

In a sentence

Ersatz in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing ersatz in a sentence.

During the war, families brewed an ersatz coffee from roasted grains.

Synonyms

artificialimitationsynthetic

Antonyms

genuineauthenticreal

Keep going

to gradually decline, recede, or diminish

overflowing enthusiasm and liveliness

the quality of overflowing, bubbling enthusiasm

overflowing with cheerful enthusiasm and high spirits

deviating from conventional or accepted behavior in odd ways

a level or rank within an organization, profession, or society

drawing from a wide and diverse range of sources or styles

to deprive of importance or overshadow by being superior

Common questions

Ersatz (adjective) means serving as an inferior artificial substitute

Here is ersatz used in an example sentence: "During the war, families brewed an ersatz coffee from roasted grains."

Common synonyms for ersatz include artificial, imitation, synthetic.

Antonyms of ersatz include genuine, authentic, real.

Ersatz is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.