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

… an unmarked storefront on Melrose Avenue.

—Gerri Hirshey

an 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

c

: not noticed : unobserved

To let the death of such a man go unmarked would be, for one offense, to slight ourselves.

—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

Examples of unmarked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Napier and Jones placed slips of paper with their names written on them inside unmarked envelopes and put them in the box. —Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024

The hospital offered one option: a free burial in a mass unmarked grave at a nearby cemetery. —Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024

In 2021, there was a New York Times story about the discovery of unmarked graves on the grounds of an Indian residential school in Canada. —Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024

The syrup was stored in unmarked white metal barrels, inspected only once a year. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above