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 Kauffman

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

Albert King, a Black soldier killed by a white military police officer in 1941, was blamed for his own death and buried in an unmarked grave. —Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024

After colleagues of Burleigh’s tried to cover it up — including spiriting Campbell’s body away to an unmarked grave in the local cemetery — a second autopsy revealed that the young woman’s abdomen was inflamed, her uterus was missing, and her breasts were full of milk. —TIME, 15 Apr. 2024

Gotham responded five minutes into the second half when Esther headed home a completely unmarked cross at the back post. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024

Put simply, backcountry skiing is the act of skiing in unpatrolled, unmarked, and ungroomed natural spaces. —Josh Laskin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024

The new law generally prohibits parking a vehicle within 20 feet of either side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk, or within 15 feet of any crosswalk with a curb extension or bulb-out. —John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024

As stated in the California Department of Motor Vehicle’s Driver’s Handbook, some parking violations include being parked on a marked or unmarked crosswalk, blocking a driveway and parking in front of a curb with wheelchair access. —Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2024

Drivers will need to get into the habit of leaving a 20-foot gap between their vehicle and any marked or unmarked crosswalks. —Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024

His body remained at the county morgue for months before he was buried in an unmarked grave. —Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above