best-case scenario

noun

Any situation or conclusion which could not be any better; the best possible outcome.

Opposite
worst-case scenario
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Meanings

nounbest-case scenario (plural best-case scenarios)

plural best-case scenarios · alternative best case scenario

  1. Any situation or conclusion which could not be any better; the best possible outcome.

    Antonyms: worst-case scenario

adverbbest-case scenario (comparative more best-case scenario, superlative most best-case scenario)

comparative more best-case scenario · superlative most best-case scenario · alternative best case scenario

  1. at best

    Antonyms: worst-case scenario

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny situation or conclusion which could not be any better; the best possible outcome.

Opposite
worst-case scenario

adverbat best

Opposite
worst-case scenario

Translations

Dutch bestcasescenario
  • bestcasescenariosituation which could not be any better
Finnish paras tapaus, paras mahdollinen tapaus
  • paras tapaussituation which could not be any better
  • paras mahdollinen tapaussituation which could not be any better
French meilleur des cas
  • meilleur des cassituation which could not be any better
German bester Fall
  • bester Fallsituation which could not be any better
Hebrew מקרה הטוב
  • מקרה הטוב (mikré hatóv)situation which could not be any better
Icelandic í besta falli
  • í besta fallisituation which could not be any better
Irish cas is fearr
  • cas is fearrsituation which could not be any better
Japanese 最良のシナリオ
  • 最良のシナリオ (sairyō no shinario)situation which could not be any better
Korean 최상의 시나리오
  • 최상의 시나리오 (choesang-ui sinario)situation which could not be any better
Polish najlepszy przypadek
  • najlepszy przypadeksituation which could not be any better
Spanish el mejor de los casos, el mejor caso
  • el mejor de los casossituation which could not be any better
  • el mejor casosituation which could not be any better
  • en el mejor de los casosat best
  • en el mejor casoat best
Ukrainian найкра́щий сцена́рій
  • найкра́щий сцена́рій (najkráščyj scenárij)situation which could not be any better
Cite this entry
APA

best-case scenario. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/best-case%20scenario

MLA

“best-case scenario.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/best-case%20scenario. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “best-case scenario,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/best-case%20scenario.

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