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

His on-screen style was smooth and, ironically, given the way his BBC career has ended, uncontroversial, preferring to let his pundits sound off on the game’s big issues. —Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 May 2025

In Season 21’s penultimate episode, his on-screen counterpart ran into Simone at Joe’s Bar right after her break-up with Lucas. —Charlie Mason, TVLine, 18 May 2025

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. —Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025

The cast also includes Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Norman Reedus and the late Lance Reddick in his final on-screen performance. —Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 17 May 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