body control

Muscular precision, awareness

Body control is the ability to manage one's physical movements with precision and coordination.

Athletes, dancers, and gymnasts demonstrate exceptional body control when executing complex maneuvers.

The term also appears in automotive contexts, where a body control module is an electronic unit managing a vehicle's electrical systems—locks, windows, lights.

She has remarkable body control on the balance beam.

Opposites
physical coordination

body controlclumsiness

Lack of physical grace

awkwardness · uncoordination · flailing · incoordination · gracelessness

voluntary movement

body controlshaking

Rapid involuntary movement

jerking · trembling · spasms · spasm · convulsions

physical discipline

body controlflailing

Uncontrolled limb movement

thrashing · abandon · wildness · recklessness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G