worst case

[wurst-keys] / ˈwɜrstˌkeɪs /

ADJECTIVE

utmost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolute all-out sheer ultimate unconditional

STRONG

chief entire final full last outside top total uttermost whole

WEAK

complete exhaustive farthest furthermost greatest highest last straw maximal most distant out of bounds outermost paramount plenary preeminent remotest supreme the most thorough thoroughgoing too much too-too topmost ultra undiminished unlimited unmitigated unqualified unreserved

Antonyms

STRONGEST

limited

STRONG

beginning first introductory middle starting unimportant

WEAK

moderate

Example Sentences

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“Nominating Warsh avoids a lot of the worst-case scenarios, but it’s still unclear what impact he will have on rates,” said strategist Will Compernolle at FHN Financial in Chicago.

From MarketWatch

If you took $100,000 a year from your traditional IRA and, in a worst-case scenario, there was no growth in those stocks for the duration of your retirement because of some bizarre turn of events, you still wouldn’t run out of money before age 98.

From MarketWatch

Because we can model grids, we can design them for worst-case conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal

He could imagine no end of worst-case scenarios.

From Literature

The worst-case scenario for European officials?

From The Wall Street Journal

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