unremarkable

adjective

un·​re·​mark·​able ˌən-ri-ˈmär-kə-bəl 

: 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

ˌən-ri-ˈmär-kə-blē 

adverb

an unremarkably dressed man

Synonyms of unremarkable

• normal
• ordinary
• usual
• average
• typical
• commonplace

Examples of unremarkable in a Sentence

a quiet and unremarkable child

Recent Examples on the Web

If three of your friends are about to be therapists, that seems kind of unremarkable. —Annah Feinberg, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026

The flagship store of one of Japan’s hottest stationery brands is unremarkable from the outside. —Audrey Wan, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026

For at least the last two decades, renewal notices in the Federal Register have been brief and unremarkable. —Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026

Just under eight minutes into the first period Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers, Ovechkin popped Flyers defenseman Cam York with a firm but largely unremarkable shove. —Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unremarkable

• remarkable