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

So, how did working alongside her co-stars on this series help elevate her own on-screen performance? —Jeff Conway, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025

The cast became close in real life, which made their on-screen chemistry effortless. —Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025

This follows a brief on-screen alliance with Owens and Zayn in 2023. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025

West Side Story star Carole D’Andrea, who played Velma on-screen and onstage, has died at the age of 87. —Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for on-screen

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• amine
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between