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Artificial, made in imitation

Acting as a quick, interim or temporary measure

Characterized by a low level of excellence

Something made in imitation

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Adjective

Artificial, made in imitation

to all intents and purposes

misrepresentative

not what it is cracked up to be

self-proclaimed

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“Certain countries, particularly those in Europe that developed ersatz coffee during the war years have carried over this practice of mixing coffee with grains.”

Adjective

Acting as a quick, interim or temporary measure

quick-and-dirty

thrown together

rough and ready

rough-and-ready

cobbled together

for the time being

subject to confirmation

to be confirmed

thrown-together

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Adjective

Characterized by a low level of excellence

good-for-nothing

dissatisfactory

not up to snuff

bargain-basement

not up to scratch

a load of pants

cheap and nasty

leaving much to be desired

of poor quality

less-than-stellar

twopenny-halfpenny

of little value

end-of-the-pier

of no financial value

no great shakes

strictly for the birds

not good enough

unsophisticated

not up to standard

not worth a hill of beans

of little worth

nickel-and-dime

of little financial value

would fetch nothing

of negligible value

inconsequential

undistinguished

underprivileged

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

unfavourable^UK

thrown together

not up to expectations

foolish-looking

of little account

leaving a lot to be desired

lowest of the low

counterproductive

lower in status

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

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Noun

Something made in imitation

poor substitute

chip off the old block

perfect likeness

exact duplicate

exact counterpart

virtual reality

dead ringer for

look-alike computer

one and the same

two peas in pod

repetitiousness

exemplification

personification

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“Just as France was redefined by Vichy through a bizarre biological process, so too was everything an ersatz of France and the French.”

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