untraceable

adjective

un·​trace·​able ˌən-ˈtrā-sə-bəl How to pronounce untraceable (audio)
: not able to be traced
an untraceable phone call
an untraceable source
untraceable weapons

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Without transparency, firms must capture user inputs along with metadata and work with untraceable and unauditable models and datasets. Paul Ponzeka, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 The court ruled that manufacturers must include serial numbers on the mail-order kits — which allow people to build untraceable weapons at home — and perform background checks on purchasers. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025 It was devised to cause a traumatic brain injury from a distance in so precise a manner as to be untraceable. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025 Romance baiting has become one of several methods used to generate untraceable cryptocurrency flows from Western victims. Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for untraceable

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of untraceable was in 1661

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“Untraceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untraceable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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