deniable

American  

[dih-nahy-uh-buhl] / dɪˈnaɪ ə bəl /

adjective

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

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deniable British  

/ dɪˈnaɪəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be denied; questionable

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Other Word Forms

• deniably adverb

Etymology

Origin of deniable

First recorded in 1540–50; deny + -able

Example Sentences

This is often what I'd describe as campaigning with a small "c" – discreet conversations and planning, the vast majority a long way from the public gaze and deniable.

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Sometimes politicians of all parties flirt with the possibility of one day becoming leader in suggestive, coy, almost deniable ways.

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Hybrid warfare is a term used to describe how a hostile state carries out an anonymous, deniable attack, usually in highly suspicious circumstances.

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Hybrid warfare is when a hostile state carries out an anonymous, deniable attack, usually in highly suspicious circumstances.

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As Washington and other global powers urge restraint, the region is teetering on the edge of escalation, with drones - silent, remote and deniable - opening a new chapter in the India-Pakistan conflict.

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