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untraceable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N T R EY1 S AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not able to be traced or tracked down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

incapable of being traced or tracked down

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an untraceable source

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: traceable

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English traceable English untraceable From un- + traceable.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: непроследим (neprosledim) — not able to be traced
  • Italian: non tracciabile — not able to be traced
  • Italian: irrintracciabile — not able to be traced
  • Italian: irreperibile — not able to be traced
  • Romanian: netrasabil — not able to be traced
  • Romanian: nereperabil — not able to be traced
  • Turkish: izi sürülemez — not able to be traced