undetectable

adjective

un·​de·​tect·​able ˌən-di-ˈtek-tə-bəl How to pronounce undetectable (audio)
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: unable to be detected : impossible to discover or notice : not detectable
an almost undetectable change
undetectable traces of poison
Signs of life may be so minimal as to be undetectable by modern instruments …Lauren J. Livo
undetectably adverb
an undetectably small change

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People who use antiretroviral medications can reduce the viral load of HIV in the body to undetectable levels, which can stop them from passing it to others. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 His goal is to make any alterations as undetectable as possible. Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025 Odor repellents, usually sprays, contain ingredients that smell like sulfur to rabbits but are undetectable to humans. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 May 2025 The volcano is remote enough that even a strong eruption would be undetectable on land. Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for undetectable

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undetectable was in 1863

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“Undetectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undetectable. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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