deniable
adjective
de·ni·able
| \ di-ˈnī-ə-bəl
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Definition of deniable
: capable of being denied
Examples of deniable in a Sentence
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The government would show up with nothing on paper about its plans, sticking instead to deniable verbal statements. — The Economist, "How Viktor Orban hollowed out Hungary’s democracy," 29 Aug. 2019 The best way to describe them is a covert, deniable first-strike weapon. — Fox News, "'Highly likely Iran is responsible' for oil tanker attack in Gulf of Oman, US defense official says," 13 June 2019 Instead, politicians preside over a system that uses plausibly deniable violence to maintain power and to keep perks flowing to a privileged few. — Rachel Kleinfeld, WSJ, "The Violence Driving Migration Isn’t Just Gangs," 9 Nov. 2018 But since at least the 1990s, Moscow has used them as deniable proxies for its military interventions abroad. — Owen Matthews, Newsweek, "Putin’s Secret Armies Waged War in Syria—Where Will They Fight Next?," 17 Jan. 2018 In this context, the idea of Veselnitskaya as a deniable intermediary is not entirely implausible. — Mark Galeotti, The Atlantic, "What Exactly are 'Kremlin Ties'?," 12 July 2017 How would a government or military react to an attack from a source that is autonomous, overwhelming in numbers, and completely deniable in terms of ownership? — James Floyd Kelly, WIRED, "Book Review and Author Interview: Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez," 12 July 2012 This might take the form of a cyberattack or other deniable but dramatic action to send a message about their resolve over Syria and even the score. — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Shot Down a Syrian Plane. Russia Is Angry. Now What?," 19 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deniable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for deniable
deniable
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of deniable
: possible to deny
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