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

Clint Bentley has spent the last few years staring down grief and transformation, both on-screen and off. —Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025

Ben continued to work with his father in some of his most iconic films, including Zoolander (2001), The Heartbreak Kid (2007) and Zoolander 2 (2016), which was Jerry’s final on-screen performance before his death in 2020. —Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025

For the first time, the Duffer brothers talk about on-screen deaths of certain characters at the link in bio. —Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Oct. 2025

Many actors in the union also belong to SAG-AFTRA, which represents on-screen performers. —Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for on-screen

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