unmarked
Bearing no signs
Unmarked describes something that lacks visible signs, labels, or distinguishing features.
An unmarked police car has no official insignia; an unmarked grave has no headstone or identification.
In linguistics, unmarked refers to the default or neutral form of a word or category—the one that doesn't carry special inflection or emphasis.
Something unmarked may go unnoticed precisely because it bears no indication of what it is or where it came from.
Without postal marking
- unlabeledWithout identifying markers
- untaggedLacking an identifier
- unsignedBearing no signature
- unbrandedWithout identifying marks
blank · empty · bare · unlettered · uninscribed · unprinted · unwritten · anonymous
Without distinguishing qualities
- undistinguishedLacking notable qualities
- unexceptionalNot standing out
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
typical · standard · generic · plain · mundane · forgettable · insignificant · unmemorable
Kept out of sight
- undetectedNot discovered yet
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
unobserved · inconspicuous · indiscernible · imperceptible · unperceived · unseen · latent · covert
Allowing light through
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- pristinePure and untouched
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
unblemished · spotless · clean · unclouded · pellucid · limpid · lucid · glassy
Preset standard option
- neutralNot favoring any side
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- canonicalAccepted as standard
- standardLevel of quality accepted
unmodified · basic · normative · prototype · archetype · unspecified · generic · unaffixed
Free from prejudice
- impartialShowing no preference
- objectivePurpose or goal
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
detached · uncommitted · undeclared · nonaligned · evenhanded · unprejudiced · balanced · fair
unstamped
Without postal marking
unbranded · blank · empty · bare · unlettered · uninscribed · unprinted · unwritten · anonymous · plain
nondescript
Without distinguishing qualities
- undistinguishedLacking notable qualities
- unexceptionalNot standing out
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
average · typical · standard · generic · plain · mundane · forgettable · insignificant · unmemorable · prosaic
hidden
Kept out of sight
- undetectedNot discovered yet
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
concealed · unobserved · inconspicuous · indiscernible · imperceptible · unperceived · unseen · latent · covert · stealth
transparent
Allowing light through
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- pristinePure and untouched
pure · unblemished · spotless · clean · unclouded · pellucid · limpid · lucid · glassy · translucent
default
Preset standard option
standard · unmodified · basic · normative · prototype · archetype · unspecified · generic · unaffixed · root
unbiased
Free from prejudice
- impartialShowing no preference
- objectivePurpose or goal
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
dispassionate · detached · uncommitted · undeclared · nonaligned · evenhanded · unprejudiced · balanced · fair · equitable
- U-wordsugly, ultimate, ultra, umbrella, unable
- unknownsmystery, enigma, puzzle, riddle, uncertain
- usage labelsformal, informal, archaic, obsolete, colloquial
- obscurityinvisibility, anonymity, concealment, hiddenness, obscurity
- security levelsclassified, confidential, restricted, secret, top secret
- selection statusselected, unselected, chosen, unchosen, picked
unmarkedmarked
Bearing an indicator
labeled · tagged · stamped · branded · identified
- unmarked carDisguised police automobile
- unmarked gravesBurial sites without identification
- unmarked billsCurrency lacking identifying features
- small unmarked billsAnonymous low-denomination currency
- unmarked small billsNondescript low-denomination currency
- unmarked trailRoute lacking official indicators