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

Their research found that 64 percent of current dog breeds contain traceable wolf DNA from a few thousand years ago. —Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025

Pay with traceable methods Never donate to an organization that asks for payment via a gift card or by wiring money. —Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025

Cuyana’s single-origin cashmere is certified by the Responsible Cashmere Standard, while Gobi’s 100% Mongolian cashmere is fully traceable. —Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2025

These standards guarantee European-level precision and traceable materials. —Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for traceable

• erasable
• replaceable
• untraceable
• irreplaceable