silver screen

noun

1

: a movie screen

2

: movie sense 3

—often used with the

an old hero of the silver screen

Synonyms of silver screen

• film
• movie
• filmmaking
• big screen

Examples of silver screen in a Sentence

a list of the top 100 stars of the silver screen

Recent Examples on the Web

Ahead, learn what Skerritt shared about his family as the world joins them in mourning the versatile star who lit up the small and silver screen. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 Oct. 2026

And there’s no better place than in the reflection of a light off a silver screen. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

But ghost forests have expanded past silver screens and into coastlines across the country. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Oct. 2026

Eva Marie Saint was considered a silver screen legend, even though her 60 years in Hollywood encompassed just 22 theatrical features. — Gary Susman, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for silver screen

• acridine
• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene