Synonyms for Key:

• adj.

  •basic (adjective)
  • substratal,
  • elemental,
  • sub-stratal,
  • most substratal,
  • most primary,
  • more substratal,
  • more necessary,
  • under-lying,
  • under lying,
  • sub stratal.
  •central (adjective)
  • axial,
  • umbilical,
  • midmost,
  • out-standing,
  • mid-way,
  • nuclear,
  • centroidal,
  • inmost,
  • middlemost,
  • centric,
  • outstanding,
  • Omphalic.
  •chief (adjective)
  • superior,
  • most telling,
  • potent,
  • grandest,
  • upper-most,
  • pre eminent,
  • more telling.
  •critical (adjective)
  • climacteric.
  •essential (adjective)
  • in bred,
  • in born,
  • most nitty gritty,
  • most nittygritty,
  • name game,
  • more nitty gritty,
  • nittygritty,
  • deep seated,
  • elementary,
  • in-born,
  • most ideal,
  • name the game,
  • more nittygritty,
  • nitty-gritty,
  • meat potatoes,
  • nubbest,
  • in-bred,
  • most nitty-gritty,
  • deepseated,
  • more nitty-gritty.
  •essential, important (adjective)
  • crucial,
  • decisive,
  • fundamental.
  •first (adjective)
  • be ginning,
  • primeval,
  • head most,
  • more headmost,
  • more ahead,
  • more beginning,
  • right front,
  • more inaugural,
  • most beginning,
  • in beginning,
  • most primogenial,
  • be-ginning,
  • incipient,
  • more opening,
  • more primogenial,
  • most ahead,
  • most headmost,
  • in augural,
  • in-augural,
  • head-most,
  • most inaugural,
  • most opening.
  •focal (adjective)
  • asymptotic,
  • convergent,
  • focal.
  •fundamental (adjective)
  • more bottom-line,
  • most meat-and-potatoes,
  • un derived,
  • most meat and potatoes,
  • more grass-roots,
  • more axiological,
  • most grassroots,
  • more underived,
  • most substrative,
  • most sustaining,
  • most fundamental,
  • grass roots,
  • more bottom line,
  • more sustaining,
  • more foundational,
  • most axiological,
  • most bottom line,
  • most bottom-line,
  • most bottomline,
  • bottomline,
  • most foundational,
  • most underived,
  • more substrative,
  • more grassroots,
  • more bottomline,
  • more meat and potatoes,
  • most grass-roots,
  • more grass roots,
  • un-derived,
  • more meat-and-potatoes,
  • grassroots,
  • grass-roots,
  • most grass roots.
  •important (adjective)
  • eternal,
  • serious,
  • high,
  • especial,
  • landmark,
  • sacred,
  • special,
  • front and center,
  • consequential,
  • historic,
  • vitally,
  • sacrosanct,
  • momentous,
  • major league,
  • epoch-making,
  • telling,
  • all-important,
  • all-consuming,
  • mere,
  • far-reaching,
  • make-or-break,
  • monumental,
  • world-shaking,
  • weighty,
  • meaningful,
  • real,
  • hot,
  • valuable.
  •indispensable (adjective)
  • pre requisite,
  • in-dispensable,
  • needful,
  • re quired,
  • re-quired,
  • in dispensable.
  •material (adjective)
  • ad rem,
  • more pointful,
  • applicative,
  • pointful,
  • most pointful,
  • most applicative,
  • more applicative.
  •operative (adjective)
  • re-levant,
  • re levant.
  •principal (adjective)
  • most supereminent,
  • more mainline,
  • un rivaled,
  • in comparable,
  • in-comparable,
  • pre vailing,
  • more second-to-none,
  • more supereminent,
  • un approachable,
  • more second to none,
  • super eminent,
  • un-rivaled,
  • un-approachable,
  • un-paralleled,
  • un-equaled,
  • un paralleled,
  • most second to none,
  • second-to-none,
  • un equaled,
  • most mainline,
  • most second-to-none.
  •stellar (adjective)
  • stellar.
  •substantial (adjective)
  • goodly,
  • big-deal,
  • extra ordinary,
  • well-built.
  •vital (adjective)
  • more life or death,
  • more name-of-the-game,
  • most life-or-death,
  • more name of the game,
  • most coal-and-ice,
  • more coal-and-ice,
  • more coal and ice,
  • coal and ice,
  • namest,
  • most life or death,
  • most coal and ice,
  • more underlined,
  • under lined,
  • more life-or-death,
  • most name-of-the-game,
  • most name of the game,
  • under-lined,
  • most underlined.

• n.

  •Florida Keys (noun)
  • Florida Keys.
  •
  • crotchet,
  • B,
  • C,
  • bass,
  • beat,
  • D,
  • chord,
  • DO,
  • double flat.
  •
  • artwork,
  • appendix,
  • major,
  • number one,
  • acknowledgments,
  • addendum,
  • capital,
  • body,
  • binding,
  • book,
  • afterword,
  • top,
  • back,
  • prime,
  • blurb.
  •
  • concern,
  • feature,
  • burning issue/question.
  •
  • Alt key,
  • character set,
  • CAPS LOCK,
  • route,
  • means,
  • control key,
  • command key,
  • delete key,
  • arrow key,
  • CTRL.
  •
  • enter,
  • drag.
  •
  • hammer,
  • bridge.
  •
  • calendar,
  • checklist,
  • chronicle,
  • bibliography,
  • blacklist,
  • glossary,
  • blue book,
  • hot list,
  • hit list.
  •access (noun)
  • open arm.
  •answer (noun)
  • refutation,
  • lip,
  • antiphons,
  • the ticket,
  • backcap,
  • Re-mark,
  • thank you note,
  • counterclaim,
  • antiphon,
  • remark,
  • toppers,
  • counter-claim,
  • echoes,
  • band aid,
  • rhetorical question,
  • thank-you note,
  • repartee,
  • parting shot,
  • guff,
  • counterclaims.
  •answer, solution (noun)
  • core,
  • hinge,
  • lever,
  • earmark,
  • interpretation,
  • cipher,
  • brand,
  • blueprint,
  • root,
  • lead,
  • indicator,
  • index,
  • sign,
  • crux,
  • nexus,
  • marker,
  • symptom,
  • pointer.
  •artifact (noun)
  • key.
  •base (noun)
  • important parts,
  • infra structure,
  • under-pinning,
  • infra structures,
  • under pinning,
  • chief constituents,
  • infra-structures,
  • primary elements.
  •cardinal (noun)
  • cardinal.
  •cay (noun)
  • cay.
  •clue (noun)
  • tipoffs,
  • hot leads.
  •cue (noun)
  • re-minder,
  • re minder,
  • in wind,
  • re-minders,
  • re minders.
  •definition (noun)
  • de notations,
  • out-lining,
  • re presentations,
  • out linings,
  • de-limitations,
  • de lineations,
  • out lining,
  • de-terminations,
  • out-linings,
  • ex plications,
  • ex-positions,
  • de limitation,
  • de notation,
  • de-termination,
  • de terminations,
  • ex plication,
  • ex pounding,
  • ex-plication,
  • ex-plications,
  • de lineation,
  • ex-position,
  • re presentation,
  • de-notations,
  • de-lineation,
  • de termination,
  • de-lineations,
  • expoundings,
  • de-limitation,
  • re-presentations,
  • de-notation,
  • de limitations,
  • statement meaning,
  • ex-pounding.
  •guide (noun)
  • enchiridions,
  • chapter verse,
  • the number,
  • no no's,
  • nono's,
  • nono,
  • the books,
  • enchiridia,
  • nonos,
  • vade mecums,
  • no nos,
  • no no,
  • guiding lights.
  •guideline (noun)
  • ground rule,
  • standard procedure,
  • ground rules,
  • guideline.
  •important (noun)
  • important.
  •indication (noun)
  • denotation,
  • semaphore,
  • designation,
  • beacon,
  • indication,
  • flag,
  • banner,
  • guidepost,
  • motion,
  • gesticulation,
  • symbol,
  • lighthouse,
  • figuration,
  • tag,
  • wink,
  • badge,
  • insignia,
  • logotype,
  • label,
  • icon,
  • stamp,
  • token,
  • signal,
  • hint,
  • gesture,
  • prompt,
  • emblem,
  • notation,
  • wave,
  • logo,
  • alert,
  • crest.
  •island (noun)
  • islet,
  • isle,
  • archipelago,
  • reef,
  • Holm,
  • atoll.
  •item that unlocks (noun)
  • screw,
  • passkey.
  •key (noun)
  • winder,
  • kilo,
  • tonality,
  • kilogram,
  • significant,
  • kg,
  • of import,
  • primal.
  •key signature (noun)
  • sharps and flats,
  • measure signature.
  •legend (noun)
  • under line,
  • under-line,
  • under-lines,
  • under lines.
  •note (noun)
  • de gree,
  • de-gree,
  • de-grees,
  • de grees.
  •open sesame (noun)
  • magic formulae,
  • open-sesame,
  • secret signs,
  • magic formulas.
  •passport (noun)
  • safeconduct,
  • VISAS,
  • safe-conduct,
  • travel permit,
  • safe-conducts,
  • visa.
  •password (noun)
  • key word.
  •secret (noun)
  • occults,
  • unknowns,
  • confidential information,
  • privileged information,
  • skeleton in cupboard,
  • magic number.
  •solution (noun)
  • un-ravelment,
  • solvings,
  • unravelings,
  • un ravelings,
  • un-folding,
  • un ravelments,
  • un-ravelments,
  • un-ravelings,
  • un-raveling,
  • unravelments,
  • un ravelment,
  • un raveling,
  • un folding.
  •ticket (noun)
  • re cords,
  • re cord,
  • in vite,
  • re-cord,
  • re-cords,
  • rainchecks.
  •translation (noun)
  • de-coding,
  • de codings,
  • meta phrase,
  • para-phrase,
  • para phrase,
  • para phrases,
  • re-statement,
  • para-phrases,
  • re statements,
  • meta-phrases,
  • rephrasings,
  • de-codings,
  • de coding,
  • re phrasing,
  • re phrasings,
  • re statement,
  • re-phrasing,
  • meta-phrase,
  • metaphrases,
  • meta phrases,
  • re-phrasings,
  • re-statements.

• v.

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

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • determinant,
  • obsession,
  • sine qua non,
  • resonator,
  • sacred cow,
  • nub,
  • agenda,
  • high point,
  • necessary,
  • foundation,
  • latchkey,
  • double-click,
  • left-click,
  • page down,
  • drag-and-drop,
  • starter kit,
  • premier,
  • crowning glory,
  • catgut,
  • treasure,
  • punch-up,
  • requisite,
  • byway,
  • master key,
  • the quick,
  • first principles,
  • tuning peg,
  • type into,
  • damper,
  • right-click,
  • the gist,
  • rekey,
  • fulcrum,
  • nuance,
  • hover,
  • starter pack,
  • fundamentals,
  • Pass-key,
  • nucleus,
  • skeleton key,
  • punch in,
  • meat,
  • centerpiece,
  • basis,
  • the leading edge,
  • need,
  • focal point,
  • basics,
  • prerequisite,
  • keynote,
  • Underpinning,
  • page up,
  • bolt,
  • the nitty-gritty,
  • bottom line,
  • commodity,
  • skeleton,
  • key ring,
  • big deal,
  • plectrum,
  • type in,
  • fine print.
  •
  • control,
  • priority,
  • requirement,
  • primary,
  • drumstick,
  • code,
  • plank,
  • imperative,
  • prize,
  • soft pedal,
  • pith,
  • backspace,
  • consideration,
  • fret,
  • demand,
  • leading,
  • lifeblood,
  • main,
  • necessity,
  • building block,
  • paramount,
  • religion,
  • foundation stone,
  • essence,
  • cornerstone,
  • explanation,
  • pivotal,
  • driver,
  • tap out,
  • foremost,
  • bellows,
  • toggle,
  • pivot.
  •
  • fob,
  • provision,
  • reed,
  • neck,
  • supply,
  • valve,
  • cement,
  • force,
  • scroll,
  • kernel,
  • pedal,
  • element,
  • keyboard,
  • resource.
  •
  • bow,
  • stuff,
  • click,
  • pipe,
  • mouthpiece,
  • pick,
  • input,
  • peg,
  • combination,
  • mute,
  • formula.
  •
  • heart.
  •
  • shift.
  •
  • stop,
  • bunch.
  •
  • tab,
  • string.
  •
  • head.
  •francis scott key
  • Francis Scott Key.
  •knob
  • button.

Paraphrases for Key:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Keys, crucial.
  • Proper noun, singular
    crucial.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    crucial.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    overriding, primordial, fundamental, significant, preponderant, principal, pre-eminent, integral, cardinal, critical, major, focal, centralised, momentous, imperative, seminal, all-important, privileged, ultimate, determinative, influential, basic, outstanding, huge, utmost.
  • Proper noun, singular
    components, Recommendations, requirements, issues, drivers, Chairmen, Measures, loyalists, Affects, notices, graduates, Islands, Persons, actions, states, facts, hits, fundamental, significant, principal, principals, critical, major, LINEs, basic.
  • Noun, plural
    keystrokes, Mains, Investigators, competencies, pillars, concerns, secrets, passwords, Buttons, Scholarships, protocols, assumptions, clusters, arrows, doors, principals.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    keycap, Chairmen, Affects, cornerstone, fundamental, significant, principal, linchpin, major, imperative, crux, determinative, backbone, basic, clue.
  • Verb, past tense
    unlocked, considered, Were, principal.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    highlighting, enabling, being, making, Doing.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    facilitates, consists, remains, principal, major, basic.
  • Verb, base form
    significant.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    instrumental, keystroke, landmark, keynote.
  • Proper noun, singular
    keynote.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    keystroke, essence, landmark, keynote.

Antonyms for Key:

• adj.

  • essential, important
    subordinate, additional, unimportant, inessential, minor, lesser, trivial, secondary, nonessential, unnecessary, insignificant, extra, auxiliary.
  • Other antonyms:
    last, collateral, subsidiary, least, inferior.

• n.

  • answer, solution
    exterior, outside, Exteriority.
  • item that unlocks
    question, lock.

Homophones for Key:

• quai, ki, KYI, quay, KHE, kea, Kee, qi.

Holonyms for Key:

• n.

  • artifact
    action, action mechanism, keyboard.

Hypernym for Key:

• n.

  • artifact
    shift key, latchkey, backspacer, return, passkey, master key, passe-partout, shift, return key, backspace key, ignition key, telegraph key, backspace, tab, space bar, control key, master, command key, tab key.
  • communication
    key word.

Hyponym for Key:

• n.

  • artifact
    lever, device.
  • attribute
    pitch.
  • cognition
    explanation.
  • communication
    list, listing, positive identification.
  • quantity
    kg, kilo, kilogram.

• v.

  • change
    chord, harmonize, reconcile, harmonise.
  • contact
    vandalize, vandalise.
  • possession
    furnish, render, supply, provide.

Meronym for Key:

• n.

  • artifact
    bit, shank, stem.