Synonyms for key
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1. key(noun)

   metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

   Synonyms:
   samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

2. key(noun)

   something crucial for explaining

   "the key to development is economic integration"

   Synonyms:
   samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

3. key(noun)

   pitch of the voice

   "he spoke in a low key"

   Synonyms:
   samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

4. key, tonality(noun)

   any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

   Synonyms:
   samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

5. key(noun)

   a kilogram of a narcotic drug

   "they were carrying two keys of heroin"

   Synonyms:
   samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

6. samara, key fruit, key(noun)

   a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

   Synonyms:
   samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

7. Key, Francis Scott Key(noun)

   United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)

   Synonyms:
   samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

8. key, cay, Florida key(noun)

   a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

   Synonyms:
   samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

9. key, paint(noun)

   (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court

   "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint"

   Synonyms:
   samara, tonality, rouge, cay, paint, headstone, pigment, blusher, keystone, key fruit, winder

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

10. key(noun)

    a list of answers to a test

    "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"

    Synonyms:
    samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

11. key(noun)

    a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations

    Synonyms:
    samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

12. key(noun)

    a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access

    "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"

    Synonyms:
    samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

13. winder, key(noun)

    mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

    Synonyms:
    samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

14. keystone, key, headstone(noun)

    the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

    Synonyms:
    samara, tombstone, tonality, keystone, backbone, paint, lynchpin, linchpin, gravestone, winder, headstone, anchor, key fruit, mainstay, cay

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

15. key(adj)

    a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed

    Synonyms:
    samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winder

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

16. cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal(verb)

    serving as an essential component

    "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

    Synonyms:
    fundamental, primeval, primordial, profound, cardinal, underlying, central, rudimentary, aboriginal, primaeval, primal

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

17. identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name(verb)

    identify as in botany or biology, for example

    Synonyms:
    account, detect, distinguish, chance upon, signalise, trace, let out, separate, place, secern, bring out, reveal, disclose, attain, let on, depict, cite, find, describe, get word, differentiate, fall upon, refer, strike, spot, report, nominate, make, pick out, see, find out, expose, bring up, give away, mark, break, appoint, severalise, tell apart, signalize, happen upon, delineate, list, divulge, identify, make out, come across, key out, observe, get a line, notice, recognize, line, name, pick up, call, mention, draw, discern, advert, recognise, tell, unwrap, constitute, learn, come upon, light upon, get wind, chance on, diagnose, discover, secernate, severalize, hear

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

18. key(verb)

    provide with a key

    "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"

    Synonyms:
    distinguish, describe, discover, identify, name, key out

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

19. key(verb)

    vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key

    "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"

    Synonyms:
    distinguish, describe, discover, identify, name, key out

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

20. key(verb)

    regulate the musical pitch of

    Synonyms:
    distinguish, describe, discover, identify, name, key out

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

21. key(verb)

    harmonize with or adjust to

    "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"

    Synonyms:
    distinguish, describe, discover, identify, name, key out

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. key

   Synonyms:
   clew, guide, explanation, solution

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. capsid

   a way to open something

   the virus' capsid was like a key to a lock.

   Submitted by rinat on January 12, 2016  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. key(n.)

   Synonyms:
   clew, guide, explanation, solution, elucidation, CLAVIS

2. key(n.)

   Synonyms:
   tonic, key-note, fundamental note, first note of the scale

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. key(n)

   Associated words:
   claviger, clavigerous, cleidomancy, escutcheon, lock

2. key(n)

   Synonyms:
   pitch, tone

3. key(n)

   Synonyms:
   clew, solution, guide, explanation, elucidation, clavis, wharf, quay, forelock, cotter, bar, pin, samara

PPDB, the paraphrase database(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   keys, main, major, essential, fundamental, crucial, principal, wrench, critical, important, core, basic, vital, central, pivotal, primary, decisive, dongle, keycap, significant, clé, leading, top, large, keystone

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How to use key in a sentence?

1. RVM:

   The Key to a Positive, Joyful Life is WILLPOWER. It makes you choose Courage over Fear, Faith over Doubt, Hope over Despair.

2. Joseph Ravenell:

   Medical mistrust has been an important barrier to African-Americans seeking health care, and so the barbershop -- where men go on a monthly basis and have an opportunity to develop a rapport with a trusted key opinion leader in the community -- that rapport is a perfect foundation for talking about health, we know that when it comes to people being receptive to health messages, the setting and the mood that people are in can have an impact on how open they are to receiving those messages.

3. Carl DeHaven:

   Just A Thought Thinking in the present requires choice to do so. To be here now is more than a momentary thing. It's a way of life. It is true that the choices we make determine our lives. Regardless of what others think, do, say we have the ability to handle our reactions to that which occurs to us. It's one of our abilities that when exercised will aid efforts to live a more enhanced life. We all have an inherent aspect that when realized enables us to live as chosen. Potential is like fuel in the tank. We all have a "tank of potential" that awaits turning of a key. KnowyerLoved, CWD

4. Hillary Clintons:

   It's not rocket science, this is the key in how we can begin to build these bridges, on how we can once again unite around this mission of service.

5. The IEA:

   Any changes to our current 2016 global demand outlook are now more likely to be upwards than downwards, as gasoline demand grows strongly in nearly every key market, more than offsetting weakness in middle distillates, slower demand growth in OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries is not unexpected; it represents a return to the norm.

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