unremarkable

adjective

un·​re·​mark·​able ˌən-ri-ˈmär-kə-bəl How to pronounce unremarkable (audio)
Synonyms of unremarkable
: unworthy or unlikely to be noticed : not remarkable : common, ordinary
The village itself is unremarkable; its one great attribute being the nearby network of extensive caverns.Mark Blacksell
unremarkableness noun
unremarkably adverb
an unremarkably dressed man

Examples of unremarkable in a Sentence

a quiet and unremarkable child
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Both kinds of narrative succeed in showing us the everyday, unremarkable, and ordinary. Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 Builders have stepped into the gap, posting sales numbers that would be unremarkable in a normal market but look strong relative to the existing home vacuum. Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 But the other patients look medically unremarkable, nothing about them suggesting that something in their internal signalling system is broken. Literary Hub, 20 May 2026 Outside, an otherwise unremarkable industrial park lulls under the weak February sun. Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unremarkable

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unremarkable was in 1625

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“Unremarkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unremarkable. Accessed 27 May. 2026.

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