Phrase guide

best-case scenario

adv · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

at best

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: worst-case scenario

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noun

Meaning 2

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

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: worst-case scenario

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: en el mejor de los casos — at best
  • Spanish: en el mejor caso — at best
  • Dutch: bestcasescenario — situation which could not be any better
  • Finnish: paras tapaus — situation which could not be any better
  • Finnish: paras mahdollinen tapaus — situation which could not be any better
  • French: meilleur des cas — situation which could not be any better
  • German: bester Fall — situation which could not be any better
  • Hebrew: מקרה הטוב (mikré hatóv) — situation which could not be any better
  • Icelandic: í besta falli — situation which could not be any better
  • Irish: cas is fearr — situation which could not be any better
  • Japanese: 最良のシナリオ (sairyō no shinario) — situation which could not be any better
  • Korean: 최상의 시나리오 (choesang-ui sinario) — situation which could not be any better
  • Polish: najlepszy przypadek — situation which could not be any better
  • Spanish: el mejor de los casos — situation which could not be any better
  • Spanish: el mejor caso — situation which could not be any better
  • Ukrainian: найкра́щий сцена́рій (najkráščyj scenárij) — situation which could not be any better