Synonyms of body language

body language

noun

as in attitude

movements or positions of the body that express a person's thoughts or feelings

We could tell from his body language that he was nervous.

Related Words

• attitude
• posture
• stance
• demeanor
• attention
• behavior
• pose
• look
• carriage
• conduct
• presence
• station
• seat
• bearing
• poise
• air
• deportment
• aspect
• mien

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of body language

But the dogs could not distinguish between angry and sad faces, which the study authors believe is because dogs may also need additional information, such as body language, to distinguish between the two emotions. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026

Efforts to integrate these cameras with software that would provide real-time automatic threat assessments to officers (by analyzing the body language of whomever police are interacting with) have gone nowhere. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Claudio Hail As sighted creatures, humans have always used light for communication through body language, writing, smoke signals, and more. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

The tone in both of their voices and the body language suggests that Groening may have just revealed something he wasn’t supposed to. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2026