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scenario

scenario

507 4.3
A description of possible events used to plan for different outcomes
  • noun
  • /səˈnɛr.i.oʊ/
translation icon : escenario
  • In our meeting, we discussed various scenarios for how the economy might evolve next year.
  • a worst-case scenario
  • develop a scenario
  • a hypothetical scenario

And no, there is no scenario where you can have both.

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Examples

  • What is the worst case scenario of doing this for two years?

  • During the training, the communication partners practiced each scenario and received feedback on their performance.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And no, there is no scenario where you can have both.

  • Because I, I can imagine a scenario where one day it does.

  • Now, in what scenario does this make sense?

  • And again, people think about this scenario mostly in relation to war.

  • It's hard for me to even think of a worse scenario for our democracy.

  • To get a clear answer to the question, the following common scenarios are used for comparison:

    Academic text (2015)
  • In the following pages, we lay out the four scenarios as described by participants.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We estimate global energy consumption for alternative future scenarios of population growth and standards of living.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

situation
vsscenario
1.9

The conditions someone or something is in at a time

is an imagined sequence of events used to plan, not a static state
event
vsscenario
507 1.0

A possible situation that affects what people do

is an imagined ordered series of possible occurrences used for planning
contingency
vsscenario
99 7.1

A possible problem or event that people must prepare for

is a planned sequence of possibilities, not only dependent or problem focused
hypothetical
vsscenario
19 6.8

An imagined situation used to discuss ideas

is used to plan or analyze an ordered series of possible outcomes
eventuality
vsscenario
16 6.5

A possible future event or outcome

considers a connected sequence of possible outcomes rather than one alone
futures
vsscenario
2 5.1

The things that may happen to someone in later life

is a suggested ordered sequence used for planning, not general long term possibilities

Compounds

A very serious situation likely to have bad results

How Specific

plan
1.0
projection
137 4.4
scenario
507 4.3
outline
59 2.7
possibility
2.0

Surface Forms

scenario singular
scenarios plural

Etymology

The word scenario comes from Greek skēnē and Italian scena, both meaning 'stage' or 'scene'. So when people use a scenario in planning, they imagine a possible series of scenes or events to see what could happen.