History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
artificial

not natural or real; made by humans

fake; imitation

bogus

not genuine

counterfeit

copy

something made like another

duplicate, imitation

counterfeit

(to make) (something) made or done in imitation of another thing in order to deceive

fake, simulated

imitation

not real; something made or done like something else

simulation, substitution

microfiche

a piece of microfilm

copy

mock

not real or genuine; to make fun of (a person, way of speaking etc) (especially by copying in an unkind or disrespectful way)

artificial, fake

sham

to pretend (to be in the condition mentioned)

artificial, counterfeit

spurious

false; not genuine

counterfeit, fake

substitute

a person or thing taking the place of, acting for, another

alternative

unauthentic

not authentic

counterfeit, fake

unnatural

not natural or normal

not regular; artificial

ERSATZ as in Wiktionary
ERSATZ as in Wikipedia