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

Outside of those major works, most of his on-screen acting happened on television. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 May 2026

His arrival on the show culminated in one of reality TV’s most memorable fallouts as Montag’s friendship with Conrad unraveled on-screen. —Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026

Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell – the Emmy-award winning duo and on-screen couple – both told USA TODAY their fame doesn't help their parenting. —Sam Woodward, USA Today, 9 May 2026

In addition to the movie’s iconic Air Jordan 11 sneakers, yet another on-screen look is headed back to store shelves soon. —Riley Jones, Footwear News, 9 May 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