Synonyms of screens

screens 1 of 2

noun

plural of screen

as in defenses

means or method of defending

the target will be difficult to reach as it is behind a screen of anti-aircraft batteries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defenses
• safeguards
• walls
• shields
• protections
• ammunitions
• weapons
• wards
• guards
• securities
• armors
• covers
• bucklers
• armaments
• arms
• munitions
• aegises
• fortresses
• forts
• strongholds
• weaponries
• palisades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• offenses
• assaults
• offensives
• aggressions

screens

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of screen

1

as in protects

to drive danger or attack away from

attack helicopters were called in to help screen the troops from further attacks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protects
• shields
• guards
• defends
• safeguards
• fences
• wards
• keeps
• covers
• bulwarks
• secures
• forfends
• stands up for
• prevents
• saves
• fends
• walls
• wars
• averts
• resists
• preserves
• fights
• withstands
• battles
• conserves
• buffers
• opposes
• contends
• pickets
• palisades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• assaults
• assails
• bombards
• storms
• overruns
• yields
• submits
• besets
• besieges
• caves
• capitulates

2

as in hides

to keep secret or shut off from view

bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hides
• obscures
• conceals
• covers
• curtains
• masks
• disguises
• blankets
• cloaks
• suppresses
• veils
• blocks
• papers over
• shrouds
• blots out
• enshrouds
• belies
• overshadows
• occults
• covers (up)
• shades
• camouflages
• buries
• varnishes
• clouds
• gilds
• eclipses
• glosses (over)
• smothers
• darkens
• obstructs
• occludes
• beclouds
• whitewashes
• overcasts
• bedims
• befogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displays
• shows
• reveals
• discloses
• exposes
• presents
• uncovers
• unveils
• brings out
• unmasks
• divulges
• bares
• uncloaks
• illuminates
• clarifies
• broadcasts
• proclaims
• publishes
• airs
• advertises
• spreads
• gets out
• publicizes

3

as in filters

to pass through a filter

you should screen the cooking oil to remove impurities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filters
• strains
• percolates
• leaches

4

as in shields

to place a protective layer over

screened his eyes with his hand to block the sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shields
• covers
• masks
• clothes
• drapes
• cloaks
• veils
• caps
• crowns
• canopies
• palls
• disguises
• obscures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposes
• uncovers
• bares

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of screens

Noun

Staying indoors, behind screens or in rooms with air conditioning will also lessen the chances for a bite. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

In all, 129 features, documentaries and shorts will hit screens inside the Sie FilmCenter, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, MCA Denver at the Holiday Theater, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Behind Blue Eyes screens Saturday and Sunday at the Hamptons International Film Festival in New York. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026

RatHat can steal bank logins and security codes After gaining access, RatHat can watch for financial apps and display fake screens over legitimate ones. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

As Americans prepared to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday on the morning of July 4, sobering images flashed across their phones and TV screens. — James Bisbee, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

The sequel stars Kamiki Ryunosuke and Hamabe Minami and marks the first time a Japanese feature has been shot for Imax screens. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Many of the same people who take to social media on fall Saturdays to gripe about a golden retriever will return the very next day to bellyache about the prevalence of Cowboys/Giants/Eagles/Commanders games on their screens. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

These investments include the industry’s latest advancements in screens, projection, and sound; modern seating; and enhanced concession, dining, and gathering spaces – the kinds of improvements that keep audiences coming back. — Paul Gunsky, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

The festival traditionally screens Brazil’s submission for the Best International Oscar as its opening title. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Joining them is script editor, story consultant and executive producer Jack Casey (Wren Boys, White Girl), who is also a story consultant on Black Church Bay, which screens at this year’s LFF. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Those were among the comments that came to light last year after an LAPD whistleblower secretly recorded his colleagues in a unit that screens police recruits. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

The advanced safety detector, which screens incoming messages for policy violations, must be manually enabled by users. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

San Diego biotech firm Craif, which screens for cancer through at-home urine tests, received $33 million this week to strengthen its research and development for pancreatic cancer testing. — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Coincidentally, Sumit runs Cancer Check Labs, a charity and business that screens firefighters for cancer risks associated with their profession. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

The Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed the lineup of its Open Air section, which screens films outdoors in the festival’s largest venue, the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

The university has spent years building its identity around that instinct, and its application now screens for it. — Jamie Beaton, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026