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

Approximately, 74 percent of consumers are now willing to pay a premium for fully traceable items. —Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026

Some universities have turned to third-party survey platforms, like RealResponse, to facilitate the process and create a more structured, traceable record. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026

The lines are all too clean, easily traceable, the opposite of what has made Ye a compelling artist for so long. —Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026

Each one is traceable using on-pack batch numbers, and KitKat has asked anyone who finds a match to alert the company. —Jack Guy, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for traceable

• erasable
• replaceable
• untraceable
• irreplaceable