unremarkable

adjective

un·​re·​mark·​able ˌən-ri-ˈmär-kə-bəl How to pronounce unremarkable (audio)
: 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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Her father wore an unremarkable shirt and pants. Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025 John Gibson made two huge saves on Blackhawks rookie Oliver Moore in Sunday’s first period, but the team’s key offseason acquisition has been rather unremarkable thus far. Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 An otherwise unremarkable bank account belonging to a local Realtor suddenly began transferring cash to and from locations across the globe, including to Russia’s Sberbank. Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 His existence as an unremarkable man is overturned, and as things spiral violently out of control, he is forced to flee and change his life completely in a movie that rides the new wave of French horror. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025 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 18 Nov. 2025.

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