unmarked
- adjective
- /ʌnˈmɑrkt/
- We will leave the graves unmarked.
- an unmarked grave
- unmarked burial
And they will follow that path all the way to where it ends in history's unmarked grave of discarded lies.
- And they will follow that path all the way to where it ends in history's unmarked grave of discarded lies.
Examples
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...why is the rest of the body unmarked?
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The roads look deserted and unmarked in a way that only the roads in East Boston can look.
Fiction book (2001) -
His grave is unmarked... but it does not matter.
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A moment later, Cerrone and Miller cruise by in an unmarked car and park at the end of the block.
Fiction book (2002) -
A woman weeping at an unmarked grave, the name of her loss forever on the tip of her tongue.
Fiction book (1999) -
There are many of his ilk hereabouts, sleeping here in unmarked graves.
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Finally, she slid across a smooth and unmarked sea, with the growing line of the horizon beckoning them forward.
Fiction book (1992) -
Up to this time, Jerusalem had remained largely unclaimed for Christianity and almost unmarked by Christian monuments.
Academic text (2007) -
PENNSYLVANIA: The Irish-immigrant railroad workers were all but forgotten, buried in a mass, unmarked grave in 1832.
Academic text (2010) -
The soldier was laid to rest in an unmarked grave, honoring his sacrifice anonymously.
Synonyms
Hidden so people do not notice it
Other people do not see or pay attention to it
Not found or noticed by others
People do not notice it because someone keeps it quiet
Not easy to see or notice
Not recognized or accepted openly by others
Not said or talked about
Not known or noticed by other people
Not seen or noticed by anyone
Not noticed or talked about by other people
Other people do not notice someone or something
Not seen by people or left out when people think about it
Not seen or noticed by anyone
Not noticed or given any attention
People do not notice it when it is important
Antonyms
How Noticed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unmarked comes from the parts un- meaning 'not' and mark meaning 'sign' or 'notice', so when something goes unmarked it has no sign or note and people do not notice or celebrate it.