unremarkable

adjective

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

Examples of unremarkable in a Sentence

a quiet and unremarkable child
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The second single off 2016’s unremarkable Wonderful Crazy Night did help keep John’s streak going on Billboard’s adult contemporary chart. Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025 For all the breathless anticipation that Florida, Auburn, Houston and Duke will produce a riveting semifinal doubleheader that offsets what otherwise has been an unremarkable March Madness, there is another possibility: The Blue Devils are in a class of their own. Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025 Their March and April blossoms are fleeting, replaced by unremarkable green canopies during the remainder of the year. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025 This web of interrelated characters remains in stasis, as an unremarkable fixture of the backdrop, rather than a point of intrigue. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unremarkable

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 24 Apr. 2025.

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