deniable

adjective

de·​ni·​able di-ˈnī-ə-bəl How to pronounce deniable (audio)
dē-
: capable of being denied

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This is instant, global, and quite deniable. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026 But this engine of support gearing up in the U.S. in favor of Alberta independence confirms that there are other ways to co-opt useful idiots to do the bidding of the wealthy, whose interests and manipulation of the masses can be even less obvious than those of spies and even more deniable. Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026 These building blocks are operational enough to matter, ambiguous enough to be deniable, and commercial enough to attract stakeholders who do not wear uniforms. Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 11 Jan. 2026 In practice, this invites a series of half measures, too overt to be deniable and too limited to be decisive. Alexander B. Downes, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deniable

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First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of deniable was in 1548

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“Deniable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deniable. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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