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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Prosecutors said cops executing a search warrant on their Locust Ave. home found eight loaded firearms, including five untraceable ghost guns which had no serial numbers. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025 The weapons, just a novelty a decade ago, have become an untraceable menace in the crime world. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024 The case revolves around a challenge to a regulation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that places new requirements on previously untraceable self-assembly ghost guns. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 These are firearms that are made out of parts and DIY kits bought online, and then assembled at home, rendering them untraceable. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024 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 Feb. 2025.

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