scenario
What might unfold
A scenario is a possible sequence of events or an imagined situation.
Planners develop scenarios to prepare for various outcomes: worst-case scenario, best-case scenario.
In film and theater, a scenario is an outline of the plot.
The word often describes hypothetical situations posed for discussion: Let's consider a scenario where interest rates rise sharply.
Hypothetical scenario query
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- suppositionBelief without proof
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
possibility · counterfactual · projection · forecast · prediction · extrapolation · contingency · plausibility
Planned approach to goals
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
preparation · analysis · logistics · optimization · blueprint · benchmarking · worst-case · best-case
Context of events
- backdropRear stage scenery
- circumstancesConditions affecting an event
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
situation · landscape · framework · milieu · background · stage · locale · atmosphere
Film's written blueprint
- filmmakingCreating motion pictures
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- plotStoryline or land parcel
narrative · treatment · draft · outline · arc · storyline · blockbuster · production
Simulating or demonstrating form
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- role-playingActing out characters
- tabletopHorizontal furniture surface
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
emulation · walkthrough · drill · sandbox · mock-up · dry-run · exercise · enactment
Assumed public identity
- usabilityEase of interaction quality
- assistiveProviding help or aid
- inclusiveCovering all members
- screen-readerConverts display to audio
captioning · localization · internationalization · use-case · workflow · stakeholder · compliance
what-if
Hypothetical scenario query
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- suppositionBelief without proof
assumption · possibility · counterfactual · projection · forecast · prediction · extrapolation · contingency · plausibility · theoretical
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
decision-making · preparation · analysis · logistics · optimization · blueprint · benchmarking · worst-case · best-case · fallback
setting
Context of events
- backdropRear stage scenery
- circumstancesConditions affecting an event
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
conditions · situation · landscape · framework · milieu · background · stage · locale · atmosphere · parameters
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
- filmmakingCreating motion pictures
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
plot · narrative · treatment · draft · outline · arc · storyline · blockbuster · production · screenwriter
modeling
Simulating or demonstrating form
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- role-playingActing out characters
- tabletopHorizontal furniture surface
virtual · emulation · walkthrough · drill · sandbox · mock-up · dry-run · exercise · enactment · rehearsal
persona
Assumed public identity
screen-reader · captioning · localization · internationalization · use-case · workflow · stakeholder · compliance
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- speculationconjecture, guess, guessing, speculation, hypothesis
- design methodsbrainstorm, prototype, wireframe, mockup, storyboard
- Harassment Trainingsexual harassment, training module, mandatory reporting, prevention, workplace policy
- hypotheticalshypothesis, hypothetical, what-if, what if, conjecture
- climate modelsclimate model, forecast model, weather model, ensemble, grid cell
scenarioreality
What actually exists
fact · actuality · certainty · historical record · truth
scenarioraw data
Unanalyzed collected information
bare facts · data points · evidence · observations · random events
scenarioimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
spontaneity · ad-lib · happenstance · accident · randomness
- worst-case scenarioMost unfavorable possible outcome
- best-case scenarioMost favorable potential outcome
- worst case scenarioMost unfavorable possible outcome
- best case scenarioMost favorable potential result
- nightmare scenarioMost feared potential outcome
- doomsday scenariosImagined catastrophic end events