Come closer in order that you may see the screen better.
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Screen
/skɹiːn/
Synonyms for "screen" (615 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (123)
act dropadvocateaegisalibianalyzeapologyapplyapply toarabesquearmarm guardarmorart filmasbestosasbestos boardassortawningbackdropbackstopbasketry
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basketworkbattenbeach umbrellabecloudbefogblanketblessblindblockblock outboltbolterborderboxbufferbulwarkbumperburstcamouflagecancellationcanopycategorizecensorchampioncinema veriteclarifierclarifyclassifyclearcloakcloseclothclothecloudcoatcolandercollatecolorcompass aboutconcealconcealmentcontraceptivecontradistinguishcopecopyrightcordoncordon offcoulissecounterweightcovercover storycover upcover-upcoveragecoveringcovertcoverturecowlcowlingcradlecrash helmetcribblecribriformitycribrositycross hatchingcross-hatchingcrossing-outcullcull outcurtain
Verb(4 words)
Noun(28 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (185)
curtain boardcushioncycloramadashboarddecordecrassifydefenddemarcatedemarkdepuratedevicedifferentiatediscriminatedisguisedissembledistilldistinguishdistract attention fromditchdivide
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dodgerdrapedraperydraw the curtainsdraw the linedropdrop curtaineclipseedulcorateeluteensconceenshroudensureenvelopessentializeevaluateexamineexcuseexpurgateextractfacadeface maskfeintfencefendfenderfiligreefilmfilterfiltratefinger guardfire curtainflankflatflipperfoot guardfretfretworkfrontfusegaugeghettoizeginglossgloss overgogglesgovernorgradategradegrategratinggridgridirongrillegrillworkgroupguaranteeguardguard againstguardrailguisehachurehand guardhandlehandrailhangingharborhard hathatchinghavenhelmethidehoneycombhoodhousinginsulateinsulationinsureinterlacementinterlockintertextureintertwinementinterviewisolatekeepkeep apartkeep asidekeep from harmkeep under coverknee guardknuckle guardlacelacerylaceworklacinglame excuselaminated glasslatticelatticeworklay asidelay onlay overleachlife preserverlifelinelight shieldlightning conductorlightning rodlixiviatelixiviatorlocus standimake safe
Verb(12 words)
Noun(35 words)
curtainingcurtainsdata displaydeflectordisplaydisplay of defiancedisplay unitdisplaysdividerdividersdutch validereneliminatorevaluateevaluationfever check stationfield emailsfilmdomfilteringfiltersfunneling
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funnelsgatekeepergauzegrillegrilleshalftonehijabhoardinginspectioninterviewsirasisolated schoolinglcdlimitlimit access
Related words (307)
Noun(66 words)
manteletmeshmesh coveringmonitormonitorsnettingoverviewspalisadepanelpartitionspaviseperiscopespresentpreviewpro viewprojectprojection screenquality controlreccyroman soldier shield
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roodsample of substancescansscoutingscreenerscreenlandsearch procedureselectingseparatorseparatorsshadesshadingshakedownshieldshieldingshielding against interferenceshieldsshortlistshowshowssievesievessievingsifterssiftingsiftssilkscreensilver screensluicingsolution samplestrainerstestveilsvetvettingviewing surfacevisual displayvizorsvoi validiatewandwandsweedwindbreakwindbreakswinnowingwinnows
mantlemark the interfacemaskmeshmeshesmeshworkmoviesmuddymudguardmufflenestlenetnettingnetworknose guardnouvelle vagueobduceobfuscateobscureobstruct
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occultostensible motiveoverlayovershadowoverspreadpadpaddingpallpalladiumparasolpartitionpartspatentpercolatepercolatorpick outpilotplantplexureplexuspolicepoor excuseporosityporousnesspretensepretensionpretextpreventiveprocessprojectprophylacticprotectprotectionprotective clothingprotective umbrellaprotestationpublic motivepurifierpurifyput asideput offput onput-offqualifyquarantineradarradar partsraddleragrakerankrectifyrefinerefinerrefineryrefugeregisterreticlereticulationreticulereticulumriddleride shotgun forrockersafeguardsafetysafety glasssafety plugsafety railsafety shoessafety switchsafety valvescanscenesceneryscreen outscreeningscrimscumseat beltsecludesecretesecuresegregateselectsemblanceseparateset apartset asideset offseverseveralizeshadeshadershadowshamsheltershieldshin guardshowshroudshutshut offshutterside scenesievesieve outsievelikenesssiftsift outsiftersilver screensizeslur oversmoke screensortsort outsorterspiritualizesplit hairsspongespread overstage screwstalking horsestalking-horsestand bystashstrainstrainerstratagemsubdividesublimatesublimesubordinatesubterfugesubtilizesun helmetsunblindsunshadesuperimposesuperposetabtableauteasertelevisiontelevision receivertelevisortellyterminaltexturethe cinemathe moviesthe picturesthe screenthe silver screenthrashthreshtissuetormentortracerytransformationtransformation scenetrellistrellisworktricktrytvtv setumbrageumbrellaunderwritevarnishveilvestmentvetwallwall offwattleweaveweavingwebwebbingwebworkweftwhitewashwickerwickerworkwindscreenwindshieldwingwingcutwinnowwinnowing basketwinnowing fanwinnowing machinewoodcutwraps
Adjective(2 words)
more danish friskvisored
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: act drop, advocate, aegis, alibi, analyze.
- Sentence evidence is available for screen, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "screen".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "screen"
Keep "screen" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "screen" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "screen", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "screen" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
40 entriesShowing 16 of 40 words.
More specific
13 entriesLCD screenLED screenbackground checkdisease screeninghealth screeninginsect screenmovie screeningprivacy screensecurity screeningtouch screenvideo projectionvision screeningwindow screen
Collocations
12 entriescomputer screeninsect screenscreen a filmscreen candidatesscreen datascreen doorscreen forscreen patientsscreen timescreening processtouch screenwindow screen
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
193 translations across 75 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- skerm noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Albanian
1 entries- ekran noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Arabic
4 entries- شاشة noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- شاشة noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- شاشة noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- شاشة noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Armenian
2 entries- էկրան noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- էկրան noun (movie viewing area)
Assamese
2 entries- ইস্কিন noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- ইস্ক্ৰিন noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- ekran noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Basque
1 entries- pantaila noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Belarusian
2 entries- экра́н noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- экра́н noun (movie viewing area)
Bengali
2 entries- পর্দা noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- স্ক্রীন noun (movie viewing area)
Bulgarian
3 entries- екра́н noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- екра́н noun (movie viewing area)
- мре́жа за прозо́рец noun (material woven from fine wires)
Burmese
1 entries- ပြသရာ noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Catalan
2 entries- pantalla noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- pantalla noun (movie viewing area)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 屏 noun (movie viewing area)
- 屏幕 noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- 屏幕 noun (movie viewing area)
- 銀幕 /银幕 noun (movie viewing area)
Czech
1 entries- obrazovka noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Danish
2 entries- billedskærm noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- skærm noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Dari
1 entries- جَالِی noun (material woven from fine wires)
Dutch
1 entries- beeldscherm noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Esperanto
2 entries- ekrano noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- ekrano noun (movie viewing area)
Estonian
1 entries- ekraan noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Finnish
4 entries- kuvaruutu noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- näyttö noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- valkokangas noun (movie viewing area)
- verkko noun (material woven from fine wires)
French
2 entries- écran noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- écran noun (movie viewing area)
Fula
2 entries- peewnoowo noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- 𞤨𞤫𞥅𞤱𞤲𞤮𞥅𞤱𞤮 noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Galician
4 entries- baruto noun (material woven from fine wires)
- bortel noun (material woven from fine wires)
- pantalla noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- pantalla noun (movie viewing area)
Georgian
3 entries- ბადე noun (material woven from fine wires)
- ეკრანი noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- ეკრანი noun (movie viewing area)
German
4 entries- Bildschirm noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- Fliegengitter noun (material woven from fine wires)
- Insektengitter noun (material woven from fine wires)
- Leinwand noun (movie viewing area)
Greek
4 entries- ηθμός noun (material woven from fine wires)
- κρησάρα noun (material woven from fine wires)
- κόσκινο noun (material woven from fine wires)
- οθόνη noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Hebrew
3 entries- מָסָךְ noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- מָסָךְ noun (movie viewing area)
- צָג noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Hindi
2 entries- स्क्रीन noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- स्क्रीन noun (movie viewing area)
Hungarian
4 entries- filmvászon noun (movie viewing area)
- fátyol noun (material woven from fine wires)
- függöny noun (material woven from fine wires)
- háló noun (material woven from fine wires)
Icelandic
2 entries- skermur noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- skjár noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Ido
1 entries- skreno noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Indonesian
1 entries- layar noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Iranian Persian
3 entries- اِکْران noun (movie viewing area)
- صَفْحِه noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- صَفْحِهٔ نَمایِش noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Irish
3 entries- criathar noun (material woven from fine wires)
- scáileán noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- scáileán noun (movie viewing area)
Italian
2 entries- schermo noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- schermo noun (movie viewing area)
Japanese
4 entries- スクリーン noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- スクリーン noun (movie viewing area)
- フェンス noun (material woven from fine wires)
- 柵 noun (material woven from fine wires)
Kazakh
2 entries- бейнебет noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- экран noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Khmer
2 entries- អេក្រង់ noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- អេក្រង់ noun (movie viewing area)
Korean
4 entries- 스크린 noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- 스크린 noun (movie viewing area)
- 은막 noun (movie viewing area)
- 화면 noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- экран noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Lao
2 entries- ຈໍ noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- ໜ້າຈໍ noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Latvian
1 entries- ekrāns noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Lithuanian
1 entries- ekranas noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Macedonian
1 entries- екра́н noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Malay
2 entries- kelir noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- skrin noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Mongolian
2 entries- дэлгэц noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- дэлгэц noun (movie viewing area)
Māori
4 entries- mata noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- mata rorohiko noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- papa whakaata noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- papa whakaata noun (movie viewing area)
Norman
2 entries- êcran noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- êcran noun (movie viewing area)
Northern Sami
1 entries- šearbma noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- billedskjerm noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- lerret noun (movie viewing area)
- skjerm noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- skjerm noun (movie viewing area)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- lereft noun (movie viewing area)
- lerret noun (movie viewing area)
- skjerm noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- skjerm noun (movie viewing area)
Occitan
2 entries- ecran noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- ecran noun (movie viewing area)
Polish
3 entries- ekran noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- ekran noun (movie viewing area)
- siatka noun (material woven from fine wires)
Portuguese
4 entries- ecrã noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- ecrã noun (movie viewing area)
- filtro noun (material woven from fine wires)
- tela noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Romanian
3 entries- ecran noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- ecran noun (movie viewing area)
- sită noun (material woven from fine wires)
Russian
4 entries- се́тка noun (material woven from fine wires)
- табло́ noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- экра́н noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- экра́н noun (movie viewing area)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- sgàilean noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- sgàilean noun (movie viewing area)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- èkrān noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- ѐкра̄н noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Slovak
1 entries- obrazovka noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Slovene
1 entries- ekran noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Southern Sami
1 entries- monitovre noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Spanish
4 entries- malla noun (material woven from fine wires)
- mosquitero noun (material woven from fine wires)
- pantalla noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- pantalla noun (movie viewing area)
Swedish
4 entries- bildskärm noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- duk noun (movie viewing area)
- filmduk noun (movie viewing area)
- skärm noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Tajik
1 entries- экран noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Telugu
1 entries- తెర noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Thai
4 entries- จอ noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- จอภาพ noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- จอภาพ noun (movie viewing area)
- หน้าจอ noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Turkish
2 entries- ekran noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- ekran noun (movie viewing area)
Turkmen
1 entries- ekran noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Ukrainian
2 entries- екра́н noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- екра́н noun (movie viewing area)
Urdu
2 entries- سْکْرِین noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- سْکْرِین noun (movie viewing area)
Uzbek
1 entries- ekran noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Vietnamese
4 entries- màn noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- màn hình noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- màn ảnh noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- màn ảnh noun (movie viewing area)
Volapük
3 entries- nünömaskrin noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- skrin noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- televidaskrin noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Walloon
1 entries- waitroûle noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
Yiddish
2 entries- עקראַן noun (viewing area of electronic output device)
- עקראַן noun (movie viewing area)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
No matter what he plays on the screen, Tom looks great.
Source: tatoeba (24713)
I sit in front of a computer screen all day, so I get pretty heavily bombarded by electro-magnetic waves.
Source: tatoeba (27412)
Tom became popular among teenagers as soon as he made his debut on the screen.
Source: tatoeba (37187)
Showing 4 of 30 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "screen"?
Closest matches include act drop, advocate, aegis, alibi, analyze.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "screen"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.