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

In a conversation with Entertainment Weekly's The Awardist podcast, the Presumed Innocent actress details shaving her on-screen father's face during the early stages of production for Paul Thomas Anderson's thrilling drama. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025

Flair also commented on her current on-screen partnership with Alexa Bliss. —Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025

For six seasons, Gardell portrayed McCarthy's character's on-screen husband who fell for her at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting. —Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025

Considering how dysfunctional the Bluth family was on Arrested Development, it’s considered a miracle that Jason Bateman enjoys spending time with any family, real or on-screen. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 Dec. 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