scenarionoun [ C ]
uk/sɪˈnɑː.ri.əʊ/us/səˈner.i.oʊ/plural scenariosscenario noun [ C ] (POSSIBLE EVENT)
C2 a description of possible actions or events in the future:
There are several possible scenarios.
a horrific/nightmare scenario such as a Third World War
See also
worst-case scenario
More examples
- The most likely scenario is that house prices rise again, forcing interest rates up.
- The worst scenario is that we lose two or three thousand pounds.
- There are several possible scenarios.
- Imagine the scenario - David turns up and we're all there, waiting for him.
- A doomsday scenario is not out of the question.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Predicting things and intuition
- augur
- augury
- bellwether
- betcha
- bode
- far-sighted
- intuit
- intuition
- intuitive
- nasty
- omen
- projection
- prophesy
- prophetic
- psychic
- read sb's mind idiom
- read sb's palm idiom
- read the runes idiom
- scent
- visionary
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scenario noun [ C ] (PLAN)
a written plan of the characters and events in a play or film