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# untraceable

adjective (untraceable)

«untraceable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Untraceable means impossible to find, follow or trace, like an untraceable phone call, person or source. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untraceable/#m1)
2. An untraceable amount is so small it cannot be found or measured. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untraceable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and detective shows: untraceable calls, letters, money or poisons. In online safety: anonymous accounts can seem untraceable but often are not. In science: untraceable amounts of a substance.

### Examples

- The kidnapper used an untraceable phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untraceable/#x1)
- The thief vanished and was untraceable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untraceable/#x2)
- The missing ring seemed untraceable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untraceable/#x3)
- The money was sent in an untraceable way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untraceable/#x4)
- Police found that the letter was not untraceable after all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untraceable/#x5)
- Only untraceable amounts of the chemical were left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untraceable/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: keep the «e» before «-able»: «untraceable» (c needs e to sound like s). Opposite: «traceable». Online, people are often traceable even when they think they are not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «untraceable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untraceable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«untraceable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/untraceable.html) on Mova free.