unremarkable

adjective

un·​re·​mark·​able ˌən-ri-ˈmär-kə-bəl How to pronounce unremarkable (audio)
Synonyms of unremarkablenext
: 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 family stays on beside the ruins, and the film charts how occupation and its aftermath become the unremarkable background of her adolescence. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 That galleries from the Global South now stand on equal footing with their counterparts from New York and London feels almost unremarkable today. Mina Al-Oraibi, Time, 14 Apr. 2026 Finally, smoking deaths may seem to be unremarkable because some of the illnesses that cigarette smoking causes, such as heart disease or cancer, are commonplace. Marie Helweg-Larsen, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026 And yet, there were moments — unexpected, unremarkable in themselves — when that distance seemed to narrow. Barry Hoffner, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 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 Apr. 2026.

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