SCREENING Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of screening

as in screen

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verb

present participle of screen

as in protecting

to drive danger or attack away from attack helicopters were called in to help screen the troops from further attacks

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as in concealing

to keep secret or shut off from view bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street

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as in filtering

to pass through a filter you should screen the cooking oil to remove impurities

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as in covering

to place a protective layer over screened his eyes with his hand to block the sun

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Recent Examples of screening

Noun

At six o’clock on a June Wednesday morning in Century City, a group of Neon executives gathered at the headquarters of CAA for a secret screening. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 Full roadshow, with Skweezy in every city doing a Q&A and meet and greet at each screening. — Tim Savage, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026

Verb

Israel’s agencies and transportation minister have traded blame over who was responsible for screening the flight, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a review of aviation security. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The 2026 schedule includes Gala and Signature Screenings, Special Presentations, Professional and Student competition films, the Docs to Watch and Pixels and Pencils screening series, and the Behind Their Lens and Below the Line panel series. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for screening

Recent Examples of Synonyms for screening

Noun

Available CabinWatch lets parents see rear passengers on the dashboard screen, while CabinTalk pipes the driver’s voice through rear speakers or connected headphones.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
And everybody should be able to see a film like that on a large screen with other people that are like-minded.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of screen

Verb

Bangkok's preservationists realized that the river could once again become the soul of the city, and creative hoteliers and restaurateurs began filtering back.

— Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Even more baffling is that American Girl already includes age categories as a method for filtering books on its website.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of filtering

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To achieve such heights, Gicon’s design combines a conventional wind turbine with a steel lattice support structure and a telescoping inner tower.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026
Lasers can target specific spots, but researchers could only guess how energy moved through the lattice.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of lattice

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Over the years, the town was a major post for government forces defending Taiz.

— AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Much of the discussion surrounding this week’s game centers around how the Georgia defense will go about defending Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of defending

Verb

The teens then ran from law enforcement before being found hiding in a nearby backyard, with one of the suspects being taken into custody with the assistance of a police dog.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
What about when Carole was hiding in the closet to try to overhear Luann calling her a pedophile, and Jules Wainstein kept trying to ruin her ruse?

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026