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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All those great ships, their holds full of human cargo, had been conjured up in an unremarkable spot in present-day Mudchute Park. Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 The relentless flow of appalling events eventually overloads the nervous system; the rising tide of brutality, which once seemed shocking, comes to seem unremarkable. David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026 And, counterintuitively, it can often be found in completely unremarkable circumstances. Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026 To most, that was unremarkable. Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2026 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 3 Feb. 2026.

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