unremarkable
Syllables: un·re·mark·a·bleUK[ˌʌn.ɹɪˈmɑː.kə.bl̩][ˌʌn.ɹɪˈmɑɹ.kə.bl̩]
unremarkable adjective: not remarkable.
Adjective
unremarkable (comparative more unremarkable, superlative most unremarkable)
- Not remarkable.
- The temptation is to regard him [John Ogdon] as an idiot savant, a big talent bottled inside a recalcitrant body and accompanied by a personality that seems not just unremarkable, but almost entirely blank.2014 May 11, Ivan Hewett, “Piano Man: a Life of John Ogdon by Charles Beauclerk, review: A new biography of the great British pianist whose own genius destroyed him [print version: A colossus...
- Delivered to British Railways' Royston depot (near Barnsley) as D3378 in August 1957, the '08e' prototype led an unremarkable life for its first 35 years, working from Farnley Junction, Healey Mills and Holbeck before being withdrawn (for the first time) from Sheffield's Tinsley depot in February...2023 October 4, Ben Jones, “'08e' sparks new life into trusty shunters”, in RAIL, number 993, page 48
- Synonyms:
- nondescript, commonplace, jejune, mundane, ordinary, average, medial, basic, bog-standard, common
Noun
unremarkable (plural unremarkables)
- Someone or something that is not remarkable.
- On a pelagic trip to Stellwagen Bank off the Boston coast, I watched a group of this type take a humpback whale in stride, get mildly stirred by the schoolmarm’s jaeger, and merely glance at a shearwater. But they changed their tune when a Sabine’s gull emerged from a flock of unremarkables. “A...2000, Ann Taylor, “Watching the Watchers”, in Watching Birds: Reflections on the Wing, Camden, Me.: Ragged Mountain Press / McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 8
- His sons sensed that he was not a great man; he was no one who would have become Hajj under normal circumstances. He belonged with the other unremarkables in the middle of the pack.2008, S. L. Linnea [pseudonym; Sharon Linnéa; Barbara K. Sherer], “January 27, 2007, 12:10 p.m.”, in Treasure of Eden (Eden Thrillers; 3), New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, →ISBN, pages 281–282
unremarkable meaning in Vietnamese
unremarkable in Vietnamese
- not remarkable
- tầm thường
Examples of unremarkable in a sentence
- The television channel tended to broadcast unremarkable downmarket fare.
- Viewed from the outside, the building seemed unremarkable.
- In precedented times, escaping from New York City for a summer holiday would have been unremarkable.
Synonyms of unremarkable
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- common-and-garden
- common-or-garden
- congruent
- consistent
- conventional
- customary
- everyday
- expected
- garden variety
- improminent
- natural
- normal
- par for the course
- par
- plain
- plain vanilla
- quotidian
- regular
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- standard
- standard issue
- typical
- unexceptional
- unstrange
- usual
- vulgar
- wakeaday
- workaday
Antonyms
Forms of unremarkable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more unremarkable |
| superlative | most unremarkable |
| Noun | |
| plural | unremarkables |
Origin of unremarkable
From un- + remarkable.
Words formed from unremarkable
Words that rhyme with unremarkable
Questions about unremarkable
- What does unremarkable mean?
- Unremarkable means not remarkable.
- What is unremarkable in Vietnamese?
- Unremarkable in Vietnamese is tầm thường. See Unremarkable meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is unremarkable?
- Unremarkable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce unremarkable?
- Unremarkable is pronounced [ˌʌn.ɹɪˈmɑː.kə.bl̩] (UK).
Words near unremarkable in the dictionary
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