on-screen

adverb or adjective

ˈȯn-ˈskrēn 

ˈän-

variants or onscreen

1

: in a movie or a television program

But the makers of the 1958 movie understood that this most subtle of writers was telling a tale about the froth of life, and they celebrated it on-screen with gusto.

—Gerald Asher

The sixth-grader reportedly earned $1 million for starring in the upcoming My Girl, which pairs him with Anna Chlumsky for his first onscreen kiss.

—Alexander Tresniowski

2

: on a computer or television screen

You can watch a football game, see a small icon onscreen offering player statistics, click it with the remote, and view the stats.

—Edward W. Desmond

… handheld joysticks and gamepads that jolt and jar with the on-screen action.

—Leigh Gallagher

Examples of on-screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jackman tells Entertainment Weekly that his longtime on-screen styling team, hair stylist Sean Flanigan and makeup artist Pamela Westmore, quickly came up with Robin Hood's look while on the set of another recent project. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026

Fortunately, Goodwin serves as executive producer, editorial advisor, and on-screen authority, helping keep the lessons on track. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 18 June 2026

In 2019, the Los Angeles native returned to the small screen alongside Reese Witherspoon, who portrayed her Friends on-screen sister Jill, on Apple TV's The Morning Show. —Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

Her recent on-screen work includes The Rip (Netflix), All’s Fair (Hulu), Straw (Netflix), Scary Movie 6 (Paramount) and the upcoming Kevin Hart film 72 Hours (Netflix). —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for on-screen

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between
• bromine