unmemorable

adjective

Definition of unmemorablenext
as in forgettable

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Recent Examples of unmemorable Maradona produced, even in an unmemorable first half, quite an individual performance. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Their songs have a way of leveling the playing field between tiny frustrations that make up a run-of-the-mill bad day and life-altering tragedies that render previous bad days unmemorable. — Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026 Most characters are simply unmemorable. — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 This is disposable entertainment with no pretensions to being anything more, whose 90-odd minutes may be unmemorable yet pass by as enjoyably as a chance reunion with old friends. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unmemorable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmemorable
  1. forgettable
  2. unremarkable
Adjective
  • Chubby, humble, forgettable Butch, calling out from heart to heart.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • For Iraq, Aymen Hussein scored at either end in a forgettable showing.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of forgettable
Adjective
  • On a recent Trilith Studios tour in Fayetteville, the trolley drove outside the studio gates into an otherwise unremarkable open field filled with tall grass and wildflowers.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • The interior decor is unremarkable, but the forest of palm trees in front of the ocean helps make up for it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
Definition of unremarkable

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