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

Derived Forms

• deˈniably, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of deniable¹

First recorded in 1540–50; deny + -able

Example Sentences

It’s also deniable because of an unknown person or hacktivist who claims to be doing the leaking.

From MIT Technology Review

So there is a great opportunity, it’s deniable, and it’s subtle as well.

From MIT Technology Review

What he did was of course wholly deniable by virtually everyone at the ISI.

From The Daily Beast

Covert action can seem like a quick, cheap, deniable way to get hard jobs done.

From The Daily Beast

With the truth no longer deniable, the Youngs moved home to Chapel Hill, N.C., their long, strange journey finally over.

From The Daily Beast

Because the CIA knows how to make offers that are understood but deniable.

From The Daily Beast

We have either incorrectly to deny things we do not understand, or we have to accept a good deal that is deniable.

From Project Gutenberg

They become deniable only when it is shown that the great miracle of making the world was never performed.

From Project Gutenberg

Nay, this depravity will now become even more apparent and less deniable.

From Project Gutenberg

But, good or bad, I don't think you'll find it deniable, if you look into the facts.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally, as these five are the only things affirmable, so are they the only things deniable.

From Project Gutenberg