leaves no trace
Gone without evidence
Leaves no trace means to depart without evidence of having been present.
The phrase applies literally to careful travelers who pack out their garbage, or to criminals who avoid leaving fingerprints.
Figuratively, something leaves no trace when it vanishes completely from memory or record: The scandal left no trace on his reputation.
She passed through his life and left no trace.
- tracelessLeaving no remnants
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- unnoticeableNot readily perceived
- slip awayDepart without detection
ephemeral · invisible · erasure · ghostlike · pack it out · habitat preservation · imperceptible · disappearance · intangible · ecology · non-interference · simplicity · courtesy · hushed · soft landing · respect · intentional living · off the grid
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Careless and untidy
careless · messy · conspicuous · heavy-handed · clumsy
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