detect
verb (used with object)
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act.
undetectable
-
a word derived from
detect.
Example Sentences
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"The paintings were hidden behind a solid cinderblock wall. They were completely undetectable," Bessone said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
For example, smoke from fires is another problem impacting wine production that is often undetectable early in the production processes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Modern plastic surgery is so sophisticated as to be undetectable, even when intended to make you look like a different person from the one you started out as.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Yet while the structure is designed to be undetectable from the inside, it’s a full-blown metallic colossus on the outside — visible from the surrounding L.A. freeways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
His hands and feet are ice-cold; his breathing is faint, almost undetectable.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
