Синонимы слова key

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1. keynoun

   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. keynoun

   something crucial for explaining

   «the key to development is economic integration»

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

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

3. keynoun

   pitch of the voice

   «he spoke in a low key»

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

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

4. key, tonalitynoun

   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. keynoun

   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, keynoun

   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 Keynoun

   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 keynoun

   a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

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

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

9. key, paintnoun

   (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. keynoun

    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. keynoun

    a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations

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

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

12. keynoun

    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, keynoun

    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, headstonenoun

    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. keyadjective

    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, primalverb

    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, nameverb

    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. keyverb

    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. keyverb

    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. keyverb

    regulate the musical pitch of

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

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

21. keyverb

    harmonize with or adjust to

    «key one’s actions to the voters’ prevailing attitude»

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

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

Matched Categories

1. • Florida
   • Achene
   • Basketball Court
   • Building Block
   • Coral Reef
   • Device
   • Explanation
   • Harmonize
   • Kilogram
   • Lawyer
   • List
   • Mechanical Device
   • Music
   • Musical Notation
   • Pitch
   • Poet
   • Positive Identification
   • Provide
   • Space
   • Vandalize

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. keynoun

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

2. keynoun

   Synonyms:
   pitch, tone

3. keynoun

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for «key»:

   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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• lykilFaroese
• touche, clef, clé, légende, cayeFrench
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• កូនសោ, គន្លឹះKhmer
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• ачкычKyrgyz
• clavisLatin
• SchlësselLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
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• raktas, tonacija, klavišasLithuanian
• atslēga, tonalitātē, taustiņšLatvian
• pato, tino, kīMāori
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• digitar, chave, legenda, segredo, teclar, tecla, garrafão, clavePortuguese
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• cheieRomanian
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• ciae, ciaiSardinian
• ڪنجيSindhi
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• යතුරSinhala, Sinhalese
• kľúčSlovak
• tipka, ključSlovene
• fureSomali
• çelësAlbanian
• nyckel, tangent, tonart, knapp, morsenyckel, nyckel-, skärSwedish
• fungua, ufungu, ufunguoSwahili
• சாலி, சாவிTamil
• బీగంచెవి, తాళంచెవిTelugu
• калидTajik
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• ачкычTatar
• ئاچقۇچUyghur, Uighur
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• kik, klavVolapük
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