What is another term for body language?

• A. Verbal communication
• B. Non-verbal communication
• C. Kinesics
• D. Written cues

Answer: (B)

Body language is a form of non-verbal communication—the messages we send through facial expressions, gestures, posture, and other body signals without using words. The best term for that broad set of cues is non-verbal communication because it encompasses all ways we convey meaning without spoken language, including body signals and also things like tone of voice. Verbal communication uses spoken words, so it doesn’t fit. Written cues refer specifically to text, not to the body’s signals. Kinesics, meanwhile, is the study of body movements as a way to interpret communication; it’s related, but it’s a field of study rather than a direct synonym for body language itself.