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

Gentry Lee is a remarkable man who is also thoroughly unremarkable. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025

The robot itself appears pretty unremarkable, just a pair of mechanical arms with pincers. —Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025

Beloved baseball broadcaster and actor Bob Uecker, who parlayed an unremarkable playing career into a decadeslong stint behind the mic and in front of the camera, died Thursday, officials said. —David K. Li, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025

Unlike in India, beef is just another ingredient: unremarkable, uncontroversial, undeserving of a national debate. —Ismat Ara, TIME, 15 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unremarkable

• remarkable