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

Any hope that he would soon be released was extinguished after Pourrain was removed from the Glades facility and placed inside an unmarked van along with other inmates. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Men in balaclavas in unmarked cars drive down quiet snowy streets. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Travelers are advised to avoid roadside ditches, shoulders and unmarked trails and never touch anything that could be unexploded munitions. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The crash then caused the cars to hit an unmarked sheriff’s office vehicle that was occupied by a deputy searching for Perez. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 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