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deniable

[ dih-nahy-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being or liable to be denied or contradicted.


deniable

/ dɪˈnaɪəbəl /

adjective

  1. able to be denied; questionable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • deˈniably, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deniable1

First recorded in 1540–50; deny + -able
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Example Sentences

Russia, they said, may believe it can sidestep the sanctions in a deniable way.

It is the most delicate of dances, rife with subtle signals, attacks and feints, and deniable action.

The editorial writers cautioned that law enforcement would have to contend with thieves displaying “undeniable smarts,” though since the theft ring they mentioned in their piece had been caught in part because their getaway car got caught in traffic, the level of their brainpower might have been deniable after all.

The thing is, reshuffles are always deniable — and put-off-able — until they are physically, publicly and provably under way.

From BBC

"There is a lot of traffic on the surface and everything that happens under the surface is 'deniable.' The challenge for us is to monitor this volume of water."

From Reuters

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