Without a Trace
Leaving nothing behind
Without a trace means leaving no evidence behind.
Someone who vanishes without a trace disappears completely, with no clues to their whereabouts: The hikers disappeared without a trace.
The phrase emphasizes totality—not merely gone, but gone in a way that defies explanation or investigation.
It applies to people, objects, or even abstract things: His confidence evaporated without a trace.
- kidnappedTaken captive illegally
- disappearPass from visibility
- gone missingDisappeared without explanation
- lostUnable to navigate
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
forensics · missing · traceless · absent · investigation · detective · private investigator · grief · FBI · missing persons · search · search party · emptiness · NCIS · longing · cold case · The Mentalist · Criminal Minds
- CW ShowsGossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, Arrow, Supergirl
Without a Traceleaving a mark
documented · on the record · caught red-handed · in plain sight
Without a Tracein plain view
Fully visible, unconcealed
in broad daylight · publicly · conspicuously · traceably · on camera
Without a Traceunforgettably
In a lasting way
indelibly · memorably · leaving one's stamp · permanently · carved in stone
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