undetectable

adjective

Definition of undetectablenext
as in imperceptible

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Recent Examples of undetectable Aguilar said treatment had suppressed the amount of the HIV virus in her husband’s blood to undetectable levels. — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 The best bras for older women address sagging, loss of volume, and other changes that come with aging, while remaining stylish and undetectable under clothing. — Jenny Berg, InStyle, 29 July 2026 Dioxins have a half-life in the body of seven to 11 years, according to the World Health Organization, and lead can also be undetectable in blood but still remain in the body, bound to bones, for decades. — Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026 These tools can even be overlaid on the interview screen itself, claiming to appear invisible and undetectable. — IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for undetectable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undetectable
  1. imperceptible
  2. invisible
  3. indistinguishable
  4. inaudible
  5. intangible
Adjective
  • Movie genres wax and wane over time in a way that can be borderline imperceptible.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • And, scarily, this kind of inflammation is mostly imperceptible.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of imperceptible
Adjective
  • Exercises involving public safety partners, facility operators, legal advisors, executive leadership and technical personnel often reveal procedural gaps that remain invisible during routine operations.
    — Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The sector has spent decades treating this capital as either invisible or suspicious.
    — Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of invisible
Adjective
  • In a video of the evacuation Enciso pulled up on his phone, Ravenswood streets are indistinguishable from the adjacent waterway – save for cars and rooftops poking up through the flood.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But, in the event of a glitch, transporter rooms effectively become highly sophisticated 3D printers, creating duplicates indistinguishable from the original beamee.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of indistinguishable
Adjective
  • The sound stage felt bludgeoned into submission throughout, as the intense distortion of bass, percussion and guitars made the instrument separation within the mix almost inaudible.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Many of these sounds, inaudible to humans until now, communicate intriguing and often important meaning.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of inaudible
Adjective
  • As enterprise value continues to shift toward intangible assets, IP ownership, validity and enforceability directly inform valuation defensibility and post closing performance assumptions.
    — Keegan Caldwell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The company said that drastic decrease was the result of pre-acquisition adjustments to the value of intangible assets as well as restructuring costs.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of intangible

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“Undetectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undetectable. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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