SCREENS Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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screens

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verb

present tense third-person singular of screen

as in protects

to drive danger or attack away from attack helicopters were called in to help screen the troops from further attacks

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as in hides

to keep secret or shut off from view bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street

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as in filters

to pass through a filter you should screen the cooking oil to remove impurities

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as in shields

to place a protective layer over screened his eyes with his hand to block the sun

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Recent Examples of screens

Noun

The mogul opened with stories from her childhood while screens behind her showed corresponding images. — Ariel Bielsky, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026 These panels are all standard LED-backlit IPS screens in the company's Liquid Retina family, with custom resolutions for each specific product. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 Displaced Filmmakers Need More Than a Platform War and displacement continue to shape filmmaking across the Arab world, affecting not only the stories reaching screens but the filmmakers trying to build careers. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026 That means keeping a consistent sleep and wake time every day, sleeping in a cool and comfortable space, cutting screens an hour before bed, avoiding excess alcohol and caffeine and getting regular exercise. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026 The display uses a dark interface with red and white graphics, drawing inspiration from fighter jet cockpit screens. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Hundreds of people responsible for 73 million Americans’ health care quieted as conference room lights dimmed and Mehmet Oz’s face appeared on giant screens Thursday morning. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026 Think about privacy with fencing, tall planters, bamboo screens or outdoor curtains, and factor in noise, drainage and level ground for anything with real weight like tubs or saunas. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 By this point, Jeon had played a number of rich, distinctive roles on screens big and small. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 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

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The spa There are treatment rooms for a variety of massages, facials, and indulgences based on Wei Qi, a concept rooted in traditional Chinese medicine that boosts the body’s defenses.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Ukraine’s defenses have been hobbled in recent days by unexplained failures of the Starlink and Starshield satellite systems that are a crucial tool to protect civilians from incoming Russian missiles and drone attacks.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of defenses

Verb

The malicious software hides inside the phone's firmware, giving attackers powerful access that ordinary apps never receive.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Thursday’s note measures gross job losses rather than unemployment, because the jobless rate hides people.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hides

Verb

As the name implies, Glass Half Full filters its work through a hopeful lens.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
These compounds quickly destroy the stratospheric ozone, the gas that filters out harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of filters

Verb

His broader indictment was directed at the incentives governing the technology industry and Section 230, which largely shields social media companies from liability for content posted on their sites.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
Cold-Sensitive Perennials Plants that struggle with low temperatures in your area can benefit from a mulch layer that shields their roots from extreme cold.

— Macie Stump, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shields

Noun

But these safeguards represent a substantial, continuing investment in protecting guests.

— Dennis Speigel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
That led to working with the supervisors and the county chief executive, who, Hsieh said, wanted to ensure there were certain safeguards.

— Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of safeguards

Verb

Along with Adebayo, guards Pelle Larsson (illness) and Dru Smith (right calf strain) weren’t available for the Heat on Wednesday.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
The router comes with Advanced Router Protection, which guards your router, and a 30-day trial for Netgear Armor Security.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of guards

Verb

Additionally, the metaphor of the kill switch also obscures the human decisions involved in the responsibility and oversight of an out-of-control model.

— Trent Wintermeier, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
While the planets in our solar system are still visible, sky glow obscures more distant objects, such as fainter stars.

— Chris McMullen, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026