Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb key

5 senses of key

Sense 1
identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name -- (identify as in botany or biology, for example)

Sense 2
key -- (provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building")
       => supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")

Sense 3
key -- (vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot")
       => vandalize, vandalise -- (destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism; "vandalize the park")

Sense 4
key -- (regulate the musical pitch of)
       => harmonize, harmonise, chord -- (bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing)

Sense 5
key -- (harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude")
       => harmonize, harmonise, reconcile -- (bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities")

Antonyms of adj keyed

2 senses of keyed

Sense 1
keyed (vs. keyless) -- (fitted with or secured by a key; "a keyed instrument"; "the locks have not yet been keyed")

keyless (vs. keyed) -- (lacking or not requiring a key; "a keyless lock operated by a series of pushbuttons")

Sense 2
keyed -- (set to a key or tone)

INDIRECT (VIA tonal) -> atonal, unkeyed -- (characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality)

Similarity of adj keyed

2 senses of keyed

Sense 1
keyed (vs. keyless) -- (fitted with or secured by a key; "a keyed instrument"; "the locks have not yet been keyed")

Sense 2
keyed -- (set to a key or tone)
       => tonal (vs. atonal) -- (having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic)