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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The promise of 8% returns was unremarkable in the ’80s, a time of higher interest rates. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025 In another era, an agency charting this kind of middle course would be unremarkable. Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025 The story of a randomly snobby kid who calls himself an anti-fan, goes to one game and then calls himself a fan is unremarkable. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025 Most of the bald facts of his death are horrifyingly unremarkable, after three years of Russian bombardment. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unremarkable

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

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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 22 Aug. 2025.

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