best-case

adjective

ˈbes(t)-ˈkās How to pronounce best-case (audio)
: being, relating to, or based on a projection of future events that assumes only the best possible circumstances
a best-case scenario

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Building realistic best-case, base-case and downside scenarios helps companies adjust before a shift becomes a crisis. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 His best-case scenario is that Eisenkot and his Yashar party secure enough votes to build a coalition, and that Yair Golan’s center-left, anti-occupation The Democrats party will be part of the mix. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026 Fried is surely hoping for a best-case scenario – pitching on Wednesday night and having his child arrive afterward, making the decision much easier about whether to be in the delivery room or on the mound. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 The Kpler assessment also doesn’t account for an ongoing collapse in refined products, including diesel, whose US price will remain dramatically elevated into 2027 even in a best-case scenario. — David Faris, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for best-case

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First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of best-case was in 1972

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“Best-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best-case. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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