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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In an opinion written by conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, the high court upheld federal restrictions aimed at curtailing access to gun kits that can be easily assembled into homemade, nearly untraceable firearms. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025 The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives created the new regulations as police say the untraceable weapons are turning up much more frequently at crime scenes. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 Just a dozen of the untraceable weapons were picked up by police in 2018. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025 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 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 5 Jun. 2025.

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