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

Since then, White has sparked relationship rumors with co-star Molly Gordon, who plays his on-screen love interest Claire. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 26 June 2026

This 24-inch business monitor keeps everything on-screen professional. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026

Gone With The Wind Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler shine in the on-screen version of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 classic, but don't skip the book, it's based on. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 June 2026

The 44th president himself even provides an on-screen introduction for the seven-episode series, which is otherwise composed of standalone vignettes. — Alison Herman, Variety, 24 June 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