off-screen

A form of offscreen — Existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen.

Opposite
on-screen
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Meanings

adjectiveoff-screen (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of offscreen.

    The first line of dialogue is from an off-screen Field Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain), asking the team to stay in sight and “make NASA proud”.

    2016 August 31, “GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Mark Watney”, in Industrial Scripts

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

off-screen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-screen

MLA

“off-screen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-screen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off-screen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-screen.

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