Synonyms of screens

screens 1 of 2

noun

plural of screen

as in defenses

means or method of defending

the target will be difficult to reach as it is behind a screen of anti-aircraft batteries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defenses
• safeguards
• walls
• shields
• protections
• ammunitions
• weapons
• wards
• guards
• securities
• armors
• covers
• bucklers
• armaments
• arms
• munitions
• aegises
• fortresses
• forts
• strongholds
• weaponries
• palisades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• offenses
• assaults
• offensives
• aggressions

screens

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of screen

1

as in protects

to drive danger or attack away from

attack helicopters were called in to help screen the troops from further attacks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protects
• shields
• guards
• defends
• safeguards
• fences
• wards
• keeps
• covers
• bulwarks
• secures
• forfends
• stands up for
• prevents
• saves
• fends
• walls
• wars
• averts
• resists
• preserves
• fights
• withstands
• battles
• conserves
• buffers
• opposes
• contends
• pickets
• palisades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• assaults
• assails
• bombards
• storms
• overruns
• yields
• submits
• besets
• besieges
• caves
• capitulates

2

as in hides

to keep secret or shut off from view

bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hides
• obscures
• conceals
• covers
• curtains
• masks
• disguises
• blankets
• cloaks
• suppresses
• veils
• blocks
• papers over
• shrouds
• blots out
• enshrouds
• belies
• overshadows
• occults
• covers (up)
• shades
• camouflages
• buries
• varnishes
• clouds
• gilds
• eclipses
• glosses (over)
• smothers
• darkens
• obstructs
• occludes
• beclouds
• whitewashes
• overcasts
• bedims
• befogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displays
• shows
• reveals
• discloses
• exposes
• presents
• uncovers
• unveils
• brings out
• unmasks
• divulges
• bares
• uncloaks
• illuminates
• clarifies
• broadcasts
• proclaims
• publishes
• airs
• advertises
• spreads
• gets out
• publicizes

3

as in filters

to pass through a filter

you should screen the cooking oil to remove impurities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filters
• strains
• percolates
• leaches

4

as in shields

to place a protective layer over

screened his eyes with his hand to block the sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shields
• covers
• masks
• clothes
• drapes
• cloaks
• veils
• caps
• crowns
• canopies
• palls
• disguises
• obscures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposes
• uncovers
• bares

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of screens

Noun

Strong demand also encourages theaters to invest in more premium screens. — David Deal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Laying out a list of her concerns about the use of social media by kids, Von der Leyen said that children under 3 should have no exposure to screens at all. — Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Only one is actually watching the race; the others work quickly on banks of computer screens in front. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Much of the action in Holzinger’s work, especially the body horror, is projected live onto large screens on either side of the stage—common in European theatre, but used here to show what is otherwise hidden, often some kind of upsetting process. — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Unlike some Korean spas, which feature seemingly omnipresent TV screens playing Korean dramas or game shows, Spa Hyu has just three small TVs. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

As for getting his boys away from screens, Moss said there isn’t much of a grand strategy. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Saunders was also a longtime staple on Baltimore TV screens, working for WJZ until 2013. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 July 2026

The old supermarket-style, functional interiors are gone, and in their place are sleek architectural details, a scattering of midcentury modern furniture and colorful LED screens broadcasting the M&S seasonal campaigns. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

Verb

The university has spent years building its identity around that instinct, and its application now screens for it. — Jamie Beaton, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

One out of five patients presenting to emergency departments screens positive for food insecurity across multiple urban studies. — Cole Hanson, STAT, 16 July 2026

While the official list of final contenders remains under wraps as the city screens the entries, the public will get its first look at the proposals when the survey launches Saturday. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

In addition, Putnam advises annual 4DX testing, which screens for Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and heartworm disease for pets. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 15 July 2026

When individuals enter the jail system, the Sacramento County Department of Health Services screens them, asking about matters that include medical and mental health conditions as well as factors such as housing status. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026

Other schools opted to use the grant funds to upgrade their visitor management platforms, which screens guests who enter the buildings. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Now, she's partnered with Guardant Health, advocating for their Shield™ blood test, which screens for colorectal cancer with just a blood draw. — Shay Martin, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

The film, which screens at the Shanghai Film Festival, centers on a desperate mother struggling with her teenage son’s mental disorder, a subject rarely discussed in the Arab world but also one that was unexpected in Western countries. — Ed Meza, Variety, 19 June 2026