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

What jolted it out of its unremarkable senescence and put it on a kamikaze course for the moon? — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Stewart had an unremarkable rookie season after a contract holdout during last year’s training camp. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 30 July 2026

In effect, Pruitt—the person who has done more than anyone else to shape the English-language Wikipedia—lives a life that is, by most outward measures, unremarkable. — Carson Griffith, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

The actual customer is someone earning a decent, unremarkable salary who has never opened a budgeting app and feels quietly bad about it. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unremarkable

• remarkable