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

• average
• common
• commonplace
• cut-and-dried
• cut-and-dry
• everyday
• garden-variety
• normal
• ordinary
• prosaic
• routine
• run-of-the-mill
• standard
• standard-issue
• unexceptional
• usual
• workaday

Examples of unremarkable in a Sentence

a quiet and unremarkable child

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of today's most popular smartphones have almost reached the point of anti-design—flat, unremarkable bodies that are intended to be covered up with a case. —Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025

These sentences would be unremarkable in the abstract—say, in a constitutional-law lesson. —Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025

To international observers, the news that things are bad in a country where things have been bad for so long must seem unremarkable. —Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024

Perimeter shooting Craig won’t stuff the stat sheet (he’s averaged 6.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in his career), and his 35.5% career 3-point shooting percentage is unremarkable. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unremarkable

• remarkable