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Definitions for deniable
dɪˈnaɪ ə bəlde·ni·able

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. deniableadjective

    capable of being denied or contradicted

Wiktionary

  1. deniableadjective

    Able to be denied or contradicted

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Deniableadjective

    That which may be denied; that to which one may refuse belief.

    Etymology: from deny.

    The negative authority is also deniable by reason. Brown.

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  1. deniable

    Deniable refers to something that can be refuted, contradicted, or disproved. It is commonly used in reference to responsibility or awareness of certain actions or situations, where a person or party can claim they were unaware or not involved.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Deniableadjective

    capable of being, or liable to be, denied

  2. Etymology: [See Deny.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of deniable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of deniable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of deniable in a Sentence

  1. Isabel Hilton:

    Whether you're using fishing boats or civilian drones, it doesn't look as though this is official policy. It doesn't look like direct military harassment in the way that the incursion of a warplane does. And so it's a deniable provocation.

  2. Chris Christie in New Hampshire:

    I think global warming is real. I don't think that's deniable, and I do think human activity contributes to it.

  3. Norman Roule:

    Iran's actions are conducted in a manner which are both understood by the world to be conducted by Iran, but not to the extent that the international community can justify a response. In this way, the actions are attributable but deniable, attacks against oil tankers produce tremendous publicity for Iran and raise oil prices. The latter has a direct, if temporary, impact on the economies of China and Western Europe, and Iran likely believes this will compel them to pressure the U.S. to make concessions to avoid future such attacks.

  4. Chris Christie:

    I don't think that's deniable. And I do think human activity contributes to it.

  5. Ben Talebu:

    A highly deniable attack, such as the one on the hull of the tankers, would be entirely consistent with the past four decades of Iranian security strategy, which emphasizes increasing the challenges of attribution, overcoming conventional military weaknesses, and decreasing the prospects of escalation against the Iranian homeland for regime meddling.

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