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Synonyms for trace
treɪstrace

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Wiktionary4.0 / 2 votes

  1. traceverb

    To follow the history of.

    Synonyms:
    trail, track

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. trace

    A memorial is that which is intended or fitted to bring to remembrance something that has passed away; it may be vast and stately. On the other hand, a slight token of regard may be a cherished memorial of a friend; either a concrete object or an observance may be a memorial. A vestige is always slight compared with that whose existence it recalls; as, scattered mounds containing implements, weapons, etc., are vestiges of a former civilization. A vestige is always a part of that which has passed away; a trace may be merely the mark made by something that has been present or passed by, and that is still existing, or some slight evidence of its presence or of the effect it has produced; as, traces of game were observed by the hunter. Compare CHARACTERISTIC.

    Synonyms:
    footmark, footprint, footstep, impression, mark, memorial, remains, remnant, sign, token, track, trail, vestige

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. trace

    Synonyms:
    explore, track, follow, derive, deduce, thread, investigate, delineate, pursue

    Antonyms:
    miss, lose, misinvestigate, misdelineate

Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 4 votes

  1. trace, hint, suggestionnoun

    a just detectable amount

    "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

    Synonyms:
    lead, jot, touch, steer, proposition, prompting, shadow, ghost, intimation, tincture, soupcon, clue, wind, speck, hint, tip, pinch, vestige, proffer, mite, mesmerism, tinge, confidential information, breath, tracing, suggestion, hypnotism

  2. trace, vestige, tincture, shadownoun

    an indication that something has been present

    "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"

    Synonyms:
    touch, shade, phantom, shadow, ghost, tincture, fantasm, tint, tail, dark, hint, phantasm, vestige, darkness, shadower, tone, phantasma, tracing, suggestion, apparition

  3. touch, trace, ghostnoun

    a suggestion of some quality

    "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"

    Synonyms:
    ghostwriter, jot, wraith, cutaneous senses, shade, touch sensation, tactual sensation, touch modality, touching, specter, shadow, signature, sense of touch, skin senses, tincture, soupcon, touch, speck, hint, feeling, pinch, vestige, spectre, spook, mite, tinge, ghost, tracing, spot, tactile sensation, contact, suggestion

  4. tracing, tracenoun

    a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

    Synonyms:
    shadow, tincture, touch, ghost, tracing, hint, vestige, suggestion

  5. tracenoun

    either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

    Synonyms:
    shadow, tincture, touch, ghost, tracing, hint, vestige, suggestion

  6. traceverb

    a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

    Synonyms:
    shadow, tincture, touch, ghost, tracing, hint, vestige, suggestion

  7. trace, followverb

    follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

    "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"

    Synonyms:
    conform to, play along, hunt, espouse, decipher, travel along, keep an eye on, hound, fall out, describe, adopt, survey, comply, come after, pursue, abide by, be, watch over, accompany, take after, keep up, watch, keep abreast, follow, stick to, observe, surveil, line, succeed, draw, retrace, come, postdate, stick with, delineate

  8. trace, draw, line, describe, delineateverb

    make a mark or lines on a surface

    "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

    Synonyms:
    tie, distinguish, take in, account, hunt, suck up, get, attract, decipher, thread, quarter, sop up, hound, pull in, depict, guide, key out, describe, drag, draw in, key, suck, specify, delineate, report, make, outline, soak up, run along, retrace, define, pull, get out, take out, disembowel, cast, puff, limn, follow, reap, delimit, pass, identify, imbibe, string, draw and quarter, name, pull out, delimitate, draw, draw off, line, run, force, absorb, withdraw, pull back, take up, discover, eviscerate

  9. trace, retraceverb

    to go back over again

    "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"

    Synonyms:
    construct, decipher, line, describe, hunt, reconstruct, retrace, hound, delineate, draw, follow

  10. hound, hunt, traceverb

    pursue or chase relentlessly

    "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"

    Synonyms:
    decipher, track down, run, line, describe, hunt, delineate, retrace, hunt down, hound, draw, follow

  11. traceverb

    discover traces of

    "She traced the circumstances of her birth"

    Synonyms:
    decipher, line, describe, hunt, retrace, hound, delineate, draw, follow

  12. traceverb

    make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along

    "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"

    Synonyms:
    decipher, line, describe, hunt, retrace, hound, delineate, draw, follow

  13. traceverb

    copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of

    "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"

    Synonyms:
    decipher, line, describe, hunt, retrace, hound, delineate, draw, follow

  14. decipher, traceverb

    read with difficulty

    "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

    Synonyms:
    delineate, decipher, line, describe, decrypt, decode, retrace, hunt, hound, draw, follow

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. tracenoun

    Synonyms:
    footprint, footmark, footstep, track, trail, wake

  2. tracenoun

    Synonyms:
    mark, sign, token, vestige, record, memorial, remains

  3. traceverb

    Synonyms:
    follow (by a track or mark), track, trail

  4. traceverb

    Synonyms:
    delineate, draw, sketch, mark out, trace out

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. tracenoun

    Synonyms:
    vestige, sign, impression

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How to use trace in a sentence?

  1. Paul de Man:

    Fashion is like the ashes left behind by the uniquely shaped flames of the fire, the trace alone revealing that a fire actually took place.

  2. WhatsApp:

    Requiring messaging apps to ‘trace’ chats is the equivalent of asking us to keep a fingerprint of every single message sent on WhatsApp, which would break end-to-end encryption and fundamentally undermines people’s right to privacy.

  3. Jeremy Farrar:

    TTI (test, trace, isolate) has to be in place, fully working, capable dealing any surge immediately, locally responsive, rapid results & infection rates have to be lower. And trusted.

  4. Matthew Hynes:

    It was not a trace amount.

  5. Deborah Birx:

    That's to give states really the time to really set up exactly how they're going to contact trace with the( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in the background as supporting.


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