What does worst-case mean?
Worst-case means In the least favorable of all possible circumstances..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
In the least favorable of all possible circumstances..
In a worst-case scenario, according to the ILO, 51 million jobs could be lost in 2009.
In the summer, the RSSB calculated that passengers stood a 1-in-11,000 chance of catching COVID-19 on a train - a statistic it felt was actually a worst-case figure, with the risk probably even lower.
Use worst-case when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Worst-case means In the least favorable of all possible circumstances..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include best-case.
In a worst-case scenario, according to the ILO, 51 million jobs could be lost in 2009.
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