unremarkable

adjective

un·​re·​mark·​able ˌən-ri-ˈmär-kə-bəl How to pronounce unremarkable (audio)
Synonyms of unremarkable
: 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 How to pronounce unremarkable (audio)
adverb
an unremarkably dressed man

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a quiet and unremarkable child
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Shania Twain Debuts Her New Album Very Low Little Miss Twain manages an unremarkable start on the Billboard 200. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Colonic hydrotherapy, which admittedly never promises to be glamorous, is unremarkable with a purpose that remains murky. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026 Fresh off an unremarkable trade deadline, the now-48-68 Royals needed a spark after being swept at the hands of National League bottom dweller Colorado to end a 10-game road trip. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 Thursday will be another day of relatively unremarkable conditions for fire crews, but temperatures will start to climb higher than recent days. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 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 13 Aug. 2026.

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