Definition of "deniable" [de•ni•a•ble]

• Possible to contradict or declare untrue: deniable accusations. (adjective)
• Being such that plausible disavowal or disclaimer is possible: "Covert action was deniable; a Pentagon program would not be” ( Bob Woodward). (adjective)

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• "One wonders, though, how "deniable" such force could be in today's world and if such a covert plan could be efficiently executed in the first place."
• "Along the way, it chronicles in patchwork form the innovative exploits and unintended consequences of a "secret and deniable" CIA-offshoot group assembled "to allow deep-cover officers to go where they couldn't go, and do what they couldn't do" under public scrutiny."
• "The funniest part is wingnuts making vague, deniable pseudo-threats of violence."