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

The market is also increasingly seeking responsible and traceable cotton, prompting the development of stronger strategies for cotton sourcing. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026

Their recovery methods weren’t as well-documented; still, some pieces remain traceable. —Marisa McMillan, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025

Both are traceable to the work of people like Clay and Smith, and both are sold by the same educational publisher. —David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025

At the time, observational arrays like National Science Foundation’s Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Virgo gravitational-wave detector in Europe detected gravitational and light waves traceable back to a collision of two neutron stars. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for traceable

• erasable
• replaceable
• untraceable
• irreplaceable