traceable

adjective

trace·​able ˈtrā-sə-bəl 

1

: capable of being traced

a traceable phone call

2

: suitable or of a kind to be attributed to something specified : due

—used with to

… perhaps 35 percent of cancer cases in the U.S. are traceable to dietary factors.

—Gary Blonston

Examples of traceable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Maxxing’s upsetting genesis, though, is easily traceable—and anyone who’s online enough to use it is also probably well-informed enough to know better. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

One initiative bringing these priorities together is the Circular Fashion Partnership (CFP) Indonesia, which has been working to improve textile waste management and develop a more traceable recycling supply chain. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Those decision points remain deliberate handovers to people, with outputs traceable back to their source. — Jo Debecker, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Its materials describe every decision as traceable and explainable, with the same file yielding the same answer. — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for traceable

• erasable
• replaceable
• untraceable
• irreplaceable