without a trace

prepositional phrase

Without showing or leaving behind any sign of something; tracelessly.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative without trace

  1. idiomaticWithout showing or leaving behind any sign of something; tracelessly.

    We know where he lives but he's left his apartment without a trace.

    2007, James Saunders, Double Doublecross, page 218

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tracelessly

Translations

Bulgarian безследно
  • безследно (bezsledno)Not to leave any traces behind, to disappear
Dutch spoorloos
  • spoorloosNot to leave any traces behind, to disappear
Esperanto senspure
  • senspureNot to leave any traces behind, to disappear
Finnish jälkiä jättämättä
  • jälkiä jättämättäNot to leave any traces behind, to disappear
French sans laisser de trace
  • sans laisser de traceNot to leave any traces behind, to disappear
German spurlos
  • spurlosNot to leave any traces behind, to disappear
Korean 간데없이
  • 간데없이 (gandeeopsi)Not to leave any traces behind, to disappear
Polish jak kamień w wodę
  • jak kamień w wodęNot to leave any traces behind, to disappear
Russian бессле́дно
  • бессле́дно (besslédno)Not to leave any traces behind, to disappear
Swedish spårlöst
  • spårlöstNot to leave any traces behind, to disappear
Turkish iz bırakmadan
  • iz bırakmadanNot to leave any traces behind, to disappear
Ukrainian безслі́дно
  • безслі́дно (bezslídno)Not to leave any traces behind, to disappear
Cite this entry
APA

without a trace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/without%20a%20trace

MLA

“without a trace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/without%20a%20trace. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “without a trace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/without%20a%20trace.

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