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

This storyline attack will serve as the reason for his on-screen absence. —Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025

Actress Robin Wright may be an on-screen icon for her roles in Forrest Gump, The Princess Bride, and Wonder Woman. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025

Last month, fans began noticing his absence from both the on-screen action and the credits, though nothing official about his status was revealed. —Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 June 2025

Thorne-Smith began dating her on-screen paramour Andrew Shue shortly after the series premiered in 1992. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 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