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

Dozier closed in 2011, and soon after, researchers from USF found the remains of children in unmarked graves at the school. —Yacob Reyes, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025

There is no evidence that there are unmarked graves, or any graves, at the Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site. —Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025

At the coroner’s direction, the body was buried that day in an unmarked grave. —Essence, 10 Mar. 2025

Greater Hartford Police Department Auto Theft Task Force officers approached the area in unmarked cars and located Bowen, according to the report. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unmarked

• disembarked
• watermarked
• barked
• marked
• parked
• sparked
• benchmarked
• earmarked
• embarked
• infarct
• pockmarked
• postmarked