unmarked

adjective

un·​marked ˌən-ˈmärkt 

: not marked: such as

a

: not having an identifying mark or distinctive notation

"I want five thousand dollars in unmarked singles."

—Ed McBain

… an unmarked storefront on Melrose Avenue.

—Gerri Hirshey

an unmarked grave

an unmarked police car

b

of a road : not having a marker giving a street name or route number

… an unmarked, graveled road running parallel with the levee.

—American Guide Series: Louisiana

c

: not noticed : unobserved

To let the death of such a man go unmarked would be, for one offense, to slight ourselves.

—Stanley Kauffmann

d

: not characterized

wrote political articles unmarked by a regard for truth

The Christmas season passed, unmarked by any rejoicing.

—Elizabeth George Speare

Examples of unmarked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In late July, a 41-page corporate intelligence dossier was delivered to my home in an unmarked envelope. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

The body camera video shows Redford Township police approaching an unmarked police vehicle with its lights on. — Julia Avant, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

New Zealand, on attack, ironically chose to scrum and Savea's high miss-out pass gave unmarked winger Will Jordan the last try and his second of the match. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Archaeologists unearthed Zosia, as the skeleton was nicknamed, from an unmarked burial site in 2022 near the village of Pień in northern Poland. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unmarked

• disembarked
• watermarked
• barked
• marked
• parked
• sparked
• benchmarked
• earmarked
• embarked
• infarct
• pockmarked
• postmarked