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

Polymarket has served as the UFC's exclusive prediction market partner since November 2025, a deal that previously covered on-screen predictions and in-venue activations. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

But Diamont transitioned over to B&B the same year as the firing, and his on-screen relationship with Tom has proven rewarding. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Last year, Meghan made her first on-screen appearance since leaving Suits, filming a cameo as herself in Close Personal Friends, alongside Lily Collins and Jack Quaid. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Bright colors pop across the entire massive IPS panel, even at different viewing angles, and a zippy 100Hz refresh rate reduces lag and keeps everything on-screen smooth. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 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