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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Birds were a comforting but unremarkable part of the world’s backdrop. Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026 Once-distinctive sartorial hallmarks of the United States — the baseball cap, the denim jacket, the sneaker — have become unremarkable almost anywhere in the world. Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026 Bardot appeared in a series of mostly unremarkable pictures — including her English-language debut in the 1955 hit comedy Doctor at Sea — before And God Created Woman. Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2025 The first four episodes are all unremarkable Spycraft 101. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 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 8 Jan. 2026.

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