best-case

[ best-keys ]

adjective

1. being the best result that could be expected under the circumstances:

   The best-case scenario shows her winning the nomination easily.

Word History and Origins

Origin of best-case¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

“If perhaps I had gone to the Premier League, that wouldn’t have been the best-case scenario,” Pec said through translator Camila Kawashita.

From Los Angeles Times

In any event, the best-case scenario here is that Trump is stringing Kennedy along to get his few percentage points’ worth of voters but would kick him to the curb the day after the election.

From Slate

Tim: Honestly, yeah, as a best-case scenario.

From Los Angeles Times

A Robinson-abetted Democratic best-case scenario in the Tarheel State would also be a microcosm of a best-case scenario for Harris nationwide.

From Slate

Those systems are particularly harmful to small food brands; a best-case success scenario for those brands often ends in acquisition.

From Salon