Synonyms and Antonyms of screen
1
to drive danger or attack away from
- attack helicopters were called in to help screen the troops from further attacks
bulwark, cover, defend, fence, fend, forfend, guard, keep, protect, safeguard, secure, shield, ward
avert, prevent
oppose, resist, withstand
battle, contend, fight, war
conserve, preserve, save
buffer, palisade, picket, wall
2
to keep secret or shut off from view
- bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street
belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, mask, obscure, occult, paper over, shroud, suppress, veil
bury, camouflage, cover (up), smother
gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash
becloud, bedim, befog, block, cloud, darken, eclipse, obstruct, occlude, overcast, overshadow, shade
bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil
3
to pass through a filter
- you should screen the cooking oil to remove impurities
4
to place a protective layer over
- screened his eyes with his hand to block the sun
