"best-case scenario" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: best-case scenarios [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} best-case scenario (plural best-case scenarios)
  1. Any situation or conclusion which could not be any better; the best possible outcome. Synonyms: best case scenario Related terms: happy day scenario Translations (situation which could not be any better): meilleur des cas [masculine] (French), bester Fall [masculine] (German), í besta falli [neuter] (Icelandic), cas is fearr [masculine] (Irish), najlepszy przypadek [masculine] (Polish), en el mejor de los casos [masculine] (Spanish), найкра́щий сцена́рій (najkráščyj scenárij) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-best-case_scenario-en-noun-awHzMVsX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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