Synonyms of nonverbal

nonverbal

adjective

as in nonlinguistic

Related Words

• nonlinguistic
• nonlexical

Dissimilar Words

• verbal
• linguistic
• lexical
• rhetorical
• wordy
• communicative
• vocabular
• conversational

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nonverbal

In the kitchen, Shannon cries because Vicki, who was so excited about this trip, has basically gone nonverbal. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

The married couple arrested this week in connection with the death of their 5-year-old nonverbal daughter appeared in court Thursday and agreed to be extradited to South Carolina. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

It’s gotten there by largely avoiding the trap of remaking the original story, in which an astronaut (Heston) crash-lands on a mysterious world in which apes are the dominant species and humans are subjugated, nonverbal creatures. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Autistic people of all genders often struggle with nuances of social communication like decoding nonverbal cues, identifying shifts in tone or asking reciprocal questions. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026