unmarked
adjective
un·marked
ˌən-ˈmärkt 
: not marked: such as
a
: not having an identifying mark or distinctive notation
"I want five thousand dollars in unmarked singles."—
Ed McBain
Ed McBain… an unmarked storefront on Melrose Avenue.—Gerri Hirshey
Gerri Hirsheyan unmarked grave
an unmarked police car
b
of a road
: not having a marker giving a street name or route number
… an unmarked, graveled road running parallel with the levee.—American Guide Series: Louisiana
American Guide Series: Louisiana
c
: not noticed : unobserved
To let the death of such a man go unmarked would be, for one offense, to slight ourselves.—Stanley Kauffman
Stanley Kauffman
d
: not characterized
wrote political articles unmarked by a regard for truth
The Christmas season passed, unmarked by any rejoicing.—Elizabeth George Speare
Elizabeth George SpeareExamples of unmarked in a Sentence
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Its members have been trying to establish some sort of memorial to honor Dawes at Forest Hills Cemetery, where his body was moved to an unmarked grave in the 19th century.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Within three minutes, she’s bundled into an unmarked car and whisked away, a jarring scene that showed the nation what President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign looks like on the street level: federal agents ambushing a Muslim woman who co-wrote an op-ed in a college newspaper.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2025
By that point, three other marked Broward Sheriff’s Office patrol cars and one unmarked car had arrived, lights flashing.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
From inside their unmarked Harris County Sheriff’s Office vehicles, Celius and Altamirano prepared mentally.
—Rosa Flores, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Within three minutes, she’s bundled into an unmarked car and whisked away, a jarring scene that showed the nation what President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign looks like on the street level: federal agents ambushing a Muslim woman who co-wrote an op-ed in a college newspaper.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2025
By that point, three other marked Broward Sheriff’s Office patrol cars and one unmarked car had arrived, lights flashing.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
From inside their unmarked Harris County Sheriff’s Office vehicles, Celius and Altamirano prepared mentally.
—Rosa Flores, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Unmarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmarked. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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