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

With the second-highest Street price target of $115, the analysts see a best-case scenario in which Chinese sales declines bottom out, and begin to inflect positively. —Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025

If Mahomes could be back for the 2026 opener, that would be a best-case scenario for him and the Chiefs. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025

Even in the United Nations' best-case scenario, a third of Alexandria will be underwater or uninhabitable by 2050. —CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025

This may seem hopeless at first blush; the next nearest star is 10,000 times farther away than Neptune, so even in this best-case scenario, any comets beyond our solar system would be impossibly faint. —Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2025

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