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

The Lick On an otherwise unremarkable day, a young woman in a gray Chevy Impala pulled up to the front of a sprawling modern home in a sleepy Florida town. —Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026

Each joke is more unremarkable than the last and likely to slip out of one’s memory cleanly like a high-fiber bowel movement. —Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026

The characters in Hamnet and Train Dreams eventually come to terms with how every life—no matter how short or unremarkable—contains meaning. —Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026

Kelce sarcastically framed his own unremarkable parenting moment as breaking news, mimicking the breathless tone of the TMZ report. —Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unremarkable

• remarkable