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 the footage, Reagan stands surrounded by laundry products while Murphy appears in the background on a blanket as her on-screen mother hangs clothes on a line. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026

In the early days of the Tallinn festival, attendees may not have only had their eyes on film screening schedules, panel discussions and social events, like today, but also on things that these days seem reserved for on-screen action. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

The seats are very comfortable, and the lumbar support and side bolsters are controlled on-screen. — Roberto Baldwin, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

The Gossip Girl alum, whose on-screen alter ego was rarely one to shy away from a fabulous party and who, IRL, famously styles herself, has long shared that affinity for dressing up. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Nov. 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