scenario meaning

UK /sɪˈnɑːrɪəʊ/ US /sɪˈnɛrioʊ/ 4 syllables

scenario (noun): an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work).

scenario has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

scenario as a noun

  1. an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)

    Type of: script

    Related forms: scenarist

  2. a setting for a work of art or literature
    • the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror

    Type of: setting

  3. a postulated sequence of possible events
    • planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack

    Type of: premise

How to pronounce scenario

scenario is pronounced /sɪˈnɑːrɪəʊ/ in British English and /sɪˈnɛrioʊ/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with scenario

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in IO · 8-letter words

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