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scenario definition

sce·nario (sə ner′ē ō′, -när′-)

noun pl. scenarios -·ios′

  1. an outline or synopsis of a play, opera, or the like, indicating scenes, characters, etc.
  2. ☆ the script of a film
  3. an outline for any proposed or planned series of events, real or imagined

Etymology: It < L scaenarium < scaena, stage, scene

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scenario Synonyms

scenario

n.

plot, outline, synopsis, situation; see summary.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

scenario Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • imagine: We all seem to start out with a mindset which imagines the above scenario whenever we see a percentage increased or decreased risk.

Adjective modifier

  • worst-case: Under the worst-case scenario, the EU can suspend some of the culprit member state's rights, including voting rights.

Modifies a noun

  • planning: Part I introduces scenario planning from the point of view of strategic planning at ICL in the UK.

Noun used with modifier

  • nightmare: There is even a nightmare scenario where they might not even get the pensions which have in theory already accrued.
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