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

Instead, the country will honor the victims, many of whom were buried in unmarked graves at psychiatric and other sites that were places of care in New Zealand. —Reuters, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024

Haley then pulls over Nichols and leaves his unmarked police vehicle with his gun out, which Martin said spurred him to pull his own gun out. —Lucas Finton, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024

Between the lines: The advantage of an unmarked portfolio is that fund managers and their LPs don't have to worry about mark-to-market losses and dramatic swings in value if borrowers in the portfolio run into trouble. —Michael Flaherty, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024

The swing state’s Democratic secretary of state wants unmarked mail-in ballots to be counted until the Friday after the election. —John Fund, National Review, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above