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

An Orlando police officer under investigation for a deadly chase had the red and blue lights of his unmarked truck shut off at the height of the pursuit, an apparent violation of the police department’s pursuit policy, according to video taken from his body camera reviewed by the Orlando Sentinel. —Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025

Over the objections of local authorities, federal officers under FPS’s command fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters and threw a number of them into unmarked vans. —Spencer Reynolds, Time, 8 Aug. 2025

However, not part of the practical location was a secret, unmarked room that Wednesday stumbles upon, which may hold the answers to the mystery. —Daron James, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025

Can you legally be pulled over by an unmarked police car in California? —Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025

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