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

Her character Anna is also set to reunite with her on-screen band, Pink Slip, with Lohan teasing to Elle that the new movie has a lot more music. —Victoria Edel, People.com, 28 May 2025

The nominee to lead the CDC hasn't been confirmed yet, and no one from the CDC was on-screen during Kennedy’s announcement. —Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 28 May 2025

These on-screen rivalries provided Cena with countless opportunities to observe McMahon's mastery of heel tactics, crowd manipulation, and promo delivery. —Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025

Tap the back panel twice to let AI detect and read on-screen content to log events instantly. —Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 27 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