best-case

adjective

ˈbes(t)-ˈkās 

: being, relating to, or based on a projection of future events that assumes only the best possible circumstances

a best-case scenario

Examples of best-case in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For advertisers who’ve reserved time in this year’s final, the absolute best-case scenario would be for Duke to return to the championship game for the first time since 2015. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026

Our best-case scenario has global mine production at about 30 million metric tons of copper a year by 2050. —Adam Charles Simon, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026

That remains unchanged with a week left to go in camp, meaning the 2023 Cy Young winner is still looking at late-May or early-June for his season debut in a best-case scenario. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026

Any best-case scenario for USC this month presumably would involve a true star turn for Davidson, who already has proven to be a bona fide playmaker as a freshman. —Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for best-case

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase