| Noun | 1. | scenario - an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)playscript, script, book - a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance | |
| 2. | scenario - a setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror"setting, scene - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" | |
| 3. | scenario - a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack"assumption, premise, premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" | |