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

Examples of untraceable in a Sentence

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Transactions cannot be reversed and are often untraceable. Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025 For instance, between the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 and the 1972 Space Liability Convention, even an untraceable fragment of metal in space is effectively owned by the nation that launched it. IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025 Authorities said the gun used in the killing of Charlie Kirk may be a decades-old, untraceable rifle. Bonny Chu , Ronn Blitzer , Alexis McAdams, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025 Our polling shows 88% of Republicans support background checks on all gun sales, 75% support laws to get untraceable ghost guns off the streets, and a surprising 81% support requiring a license to own a gun (just like Americans need licenses to drive cars). Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for untraceable

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 Oct. 2025.

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