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

The first one being Bruce Lee, who once had a martial arts studio in an unmarked building (which Joe found using a now-defunct History Channel app). —Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026

Vaughn-Harrell's family sued the city over the crash, accusing officers of violating multiple Chicago Police Department policies, including failing to activate their squad car's lights and siren, and leading the chase with an unmarked vehicle. —Dave Savini, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026

Neither Mac Allister nor Joe Gomez got off the ground to compete for a header with Osimhen and for some reason Milos Kerkez and Hugo Ekitike were standing together by the post when an unmarked Lemina nodded home. —James Pearce, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026

The suspect denied his involvement in the attack as he was led from the 19th Precinct station house in handcuffs and placed in a waiting unmarked police vehicle. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 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