What is another word for key?
956 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ f_ˈeə b_ˈɔː_l], [ fˈe͡ə bˈɔːl], [ fˈeə bˈɔːl], [ k_ˈiː], [ kˈiː], [ kˈiː]Table of Contents
Similar words for key:- central (adjective)
- critical (adjective)
- essential, important (adjective)
- focal (adjective)
- important (adjective)
- answer (noun)
- answer, solution (noun)
- essential (noun)
- guideline (noun)
- indication (noun)
- island (noun)
- item that unlocks (noun)
- key (noun)
- key signature (noun)
- passport (noun)
- person (noun)
- cognition (verb)
- countersign
- francis scott key
- knob
- other relevant words
- other synonyms
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Definition for Key:
- A simplified version or analysis which accompanies something as a clue to its explanation, a book or table containing the solutions to problems, ciphers, allegories, or the like, or a table or synopsis of conspicuous distinguishing characters of members of a taxonomic group.
Synonyms for Key:
adj.
•central (adjective) •critical (adjective) •essential, important (adjective)- crucial,
- major,
- material,
- leading,
- principal,
- vital,
- basic,
- decisive,
- primary,
- fundamental,
- main,
- chief,
- indispensable,
- pivotal.
- central,
- essential,
- asymptotic,
- convergent,
- nuclear,
- focal,
- core.
n.
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•
- first,
- paramount,
- premier,
- major,
- principal,
- top,
- capital,
- foremost,
- prime,
- leading,
- number one,
- chief,
- main,
- primary.
-
•
- input,
- enter,
- drag-and-drop,
- double-click,
- hover.
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•
- glossary.
- lip.
- core,
- symptom,
- nucleus,
- pivot,
- guide,
- fulcrum,
- marker,
- cipher,
- indicator,
- clue,
- earmark,
- interpretation,
- lever,
- explanation,
- passport,
- blueprint,
- code,
- root,
- index,
- means,
- sign,
- pointer,
- password,
- brand,
- nexus,
- hinge,
- translation,
- crux,
- ticket,
- lead,
- cue.
- gesture,
- crest,
- guidepost,
- semaphore,
- signal,
- denotation,
- notation,
- hint,
- lighthouse,
- gesticulation,
- emblem,
- pointer,
- alert,
- label,
- flag,
- wave,
- prompt,
- logotype,
- indication,
- designation,
- banner,
- badge,
- figuration,
- symbol,
- wink,
- insignia,
- motion,
- icon,
- brand,
- legend,
- ticket,
- logo,
- cue,
- signpost,
- token,
- sign,
- marker,
- tag,
- beacon,
- stamp.
v.
•cognition (verb)Other synonyms:
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•
- determinant,
- hover,
- obsession,
- principal,
- keynote,
- open sesame,
- drag-and-drop,
- skeleton key,
- nuance,
- fulcrum,
- premier,
- nucleus,
- necessary,
- sine qua non,
- translation,
- double-click,
- basics,
- definition,
- latchkey,
- basis,
- nub,
- treasure,
- skeleton,
- bolt,
- master key,
- requisite,
- prerequisite.
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•
- essence,
- bellows,
- pivot,
- answer,
- backspace,
- explanation,
- consideration,
- control,
- main,
- code,
- leading,
- religion,
- pivotal,
- prize,
- primary,
- paramount,
- demand,
- foremost,
- necessity,
- cornerstone,
- drumstick.
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•
- pipe,
- combination,
- note,
- mouthpiece,
- input,
- formula,
- first,
- stuff,
- prime,
- mute.
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•
- route.
-
•
- secret.
-
•
- hammer.
- constitutive,
- set,
- lead,
- whiff,
- place,
- bang,
- frequency,
- tiller,
- advice,
- sync,
- input,
- fold up,
- clue,
- discern,
- ticker,
- elemental,
- quay,
- lock up,
- restatement,
- major,
- attune,
- put in,
- proportion,
- evidence,
- get word,
- trigger,
- recognise,
- attract,
- primeval,
- critical,
- operative,
- bell,
- Dactylology,
- skeleton,
- wire-puller,
- complexion,
- Tooter,
- cut to,
- important,
- panoplied,
- expose,
- eminence grise,
- safe-conduct,
- rouge,
- detect,
- directory,
- latch,
- shrug,
- cornerstone,
- weighty,
- harmonize,
- demand,
- cite,
- centroidal,
- enucleate,
- signet,
- discovery,
- unravel,
- let on,
- climacteric,
- foremost,
- color scheme,
- fulcrum,
- determinant,
- pedal point,
- style,
- Of,
- crucial,
- symbol table,
- decipher,
- stellar,
- critic,
- big wheel,
- furnish,
- effective,
- kingmaker,
- make plumb,
- embouchure,
- means of access,
- route,
- tinct,
- wrench,
- Ait,
- divulge,
- seal,
- decipherment,
- fall upon,
- light upon,
- Unriddle,
- level,
- appoint,
- overriding,
- material,
- transmitter,
- keystone,
- tonality,
- bellows,
- interpret,
- leading,
- handle,
- nexus,
- pick out,
- keynote,
- stuff,
- pipe,
- means,
- enter,
- scroll,
- give away,
- description,
- pre-eminent,
- staple,
- major league,
- hear,
- chirology,
- index,
- gat,
- accommodate,
- signalise,
- shade,
- primordial,
- bar,
- Homologate,
- differentiate,
- cement,
- unmolested,
- Unthreatened,
- skin color,
- disentangle,
- primaeval,
- refer,
- kilo,
- coloration,
- strategic,
- find out,
- tombstone,
- sure,
- mood,
- zipper,
- real,
- bring out,
- root,
- pedal,
- nod,
- glossary,
- measure,
- distinguish,
- delineate,
- explication,
- lock out,
- protected,
- eternal,
- trot,
- come upon,
- under cover,
- opener,
- nuance,
- Deciphering,
- influence,
- note,
- contain,
- observe,
- unharmed,
- gateway,
- identify,
- sine qua non,
- list,
- read,
- unlock,
- constrained,
- man of influence,
- diagnose,
- freemasonry,
- choke,
- code,
- blade,
- shut up,
- samara,
- in charge,
- true,
- key to,
- Passe partout,
- insularity,
- pantomime,
- out of danger,
- solution,
- gloss,
- make,
- geocentric,
- ineluctable,
- blueprint,
- tinge,
- momentous,
- pony,
- finding out,
- bottle opener,
- depict,
- jammed in,
- overmastering,
- solve,
- occlude,
- under hatches,
- register,
- grand,
- paraphrase,
- tune,
- Chromism,
- life-or-death,
- close,
- discover,
- fold,
- axial,
- explanation,
- clew,
- seal off,
- special interests,
- life-and-death,
- mandatory,
- special-interest group,
- reed,
- Keye,
- guide,
- symptom,
- substantial,
- bridge,
- supertonic,
- zip up,
- midmost,
- religion,
- restrained,
- double reed,
- color,
- mouthpiece,
- knocker,
- in security,
- close up,
- unavoidable,
- rewording,
- solving,
- wedged in,
- happen upon,
- Francis Scott Key,
- alpha,
- advert,
- rectify,
- accord,
- fasten,
- Keys,
- latchstring,
- indispensable,
- linchpin,
- hidden hand,
- chance upon,
- strain,
- force,
- sender,
- sandbar,
- establishment,
- umbilical,
- achromatism,
- highest,
- receiver,
- adapt,
- kg,
- catalogue,
- clarification,
- shank,
- Clavis,
- tin opener,
- pass,
- crack,
- literal translation,
- in custody,
- elementary,
- spoor,
- tailor,
- mute,
- tonic,
- sandbank,
- very important person,
- nub,
- kilogram,
- slam,
- transcription,
- basic,
- be in charge,
- turning point,
- premier,
- key fruit,
- acknowledge,
- chopper,
- learn,
- inescapable,
- decorator color,
- declare,
- supreme,
- pay attention to,
- paramount,
- nominate,
- capital,
- teleprinter,
- telltale,
- admission,
- interrupter,
- tincture,
- vein,
- Dactylonomy,
- Defended,
- middlemost,
- lobby,
- tender spot,
- key signature,
- tun,
- concentrated,
- significant,
- oceanic island,
- color balance,
- revelation,
- rendering,
- centermost,
- secret,
- most important,
- information,
- bring up,
- haft,
- wheeler dealer,
- horn,
- suspicion,
- island group,
- submediant,
- centric,
- obligatory,
- reconcile,
- top,
- gray eminence,
- Coactive,
- requisite,
- humour,
- Influencer,
- timbre,
- tune up,
- teletypewriter,
- fit,
- cast,
- provide,
- intimation,
- indicator,
- tell,
- adjust,
- decoding,
- barricade,
- set right,
- tint,
- strangle,
- push button,
- treasure,
- underlying,
- fix,
- pallor,
- mere,
- button up,
- philharmonic pitch,
- beck,
- glance,
- clap,
- reveal,
- humor,
- interlinear,
- advertise,
- amplification,
- get wind,
- trace,
- dumb show,
- sounder,
- brass,
- telegraphy,
- profound,
- gate,
- coordinate,
- subtonic,
- height,
- heft,
- contract,
- crux,
- centralized,
- pitch,
- strike,
- subdominant,
- batten down,
- hot lead,
- prominent,
- paint,
- treadle,
- answer,
- valve,
- telling,
- base,
- heavyweight,
- plumb,
- imprisoned,
- news ticker,
- tip-off,
- special,
- hue,
- decisive,
- come across,
- disclose,
- church key,
- make uniform,
- elucidate,
- constitute,
- Redition,
- hover,
- earmark,
- mediant,
- secure,
- shut,
- sound,
- touch,
- definition,
- synchronize,
- cipher,
- main,
- ingroup,
- hilt,
- leer,
- adjust to,
- choke off,
- let out,
- backspace,
- lobbyist,
- tone,
- supply,
- dominant,
- lip,
- obsession,
- hot,
- low pitch,
- telex,
- Aerophone,
- formula,
- mention,
- vandalise,
- winder,
- regulate,
- historic,
- aboriginal,
- wind,
- basis,
- thesaurus,
- batten,
- constrict,
- unwrap,
- wire service,
- vital,
- interpretation,
- true up,
- stop,
- double-click,
- manipulator,
- first,
- escort,
- primal,
- in safety,
- world-shaking,
- find a clue,
- unscathed,
- serious,
- tell apart,
- tenor,
- high pitch,
- major key,
- electricity,
- principal,
- drumstick,
- Teletype,
- padlock,
- find,
- open sesame,
- chance on,
- unravelling,
- nucleus,
- coral island,
- tactical,
- vip,
- corkscrew,
- middle,
- above water,
- get a line,
- Metaphrase,
- in prison,
- draw,
- vestige,
- chief,
- court,
- skeleton key,
- slide,
- suggestion,
- monumental,
- cotter,
- inkling,
- name,
- depth,
- bolt,
- crib,
- Omphalic,
- proximate cause,
- backbone,
- coral reef,
- password,
- vandalize,
- centrosymmetric,
- friend at court,
- make fun of,
- tip,
- wedge,
- equalize,
- number one,
- account,
- guideline,
- necessity,
- figuring out,
- working out,
- helm,
- functional,
- translation,
- cover,
- anchor,
- reins,
- access,
- pivotal,
- colouring,
- call,
- snap,
- influence peddler,
- latchkey,
- line,
- prisoner,
- wind instrument,
- stock ticker,
- assimilate,
- sacred,
- spell out,
- passkey,
- headstone,
- prime,
- capture,
- talisman,
- make out,
- prerequisite,
- surgical,
- colouration,
- seals,
- screwdriver,
- combination,
- chromatism,
- consideration,
- byplay,
- basics,
- can opener,
- open the lock,
- mark,
- catchword,
- resolve,
- homologize,
- secern,
- epoch-making,
- nudge,
- under restraint,
- prize,
- take care of,
- primary,
- all-consuming,
- rudimentary,
- key out,
- drag-and-drop,
- clef,
- bad influence,
- necessary,
- scent,
- button,
- predominant,
- blusher,
- florida key,
- master key,
- tonic key,
- sacrosanct,
- control,
- safe,
- essence,
- compulsory,
- elucidation,
- coloring,
- fundamental,
- screw,
- cardinal,
- lynchpin,
- impart,
- hinge,
- lever,
- of import,
- table of contents,
- hammer,
- right,
- break,
- pivot,
- listing,
- attain,
- recognize,
- shaft,
- pressure group,
- causa causans,
- transliteration,
- burden,
- passport,
- reply,
- harmonise,
- crack open,
- describe,
- intrinsic,
- rendition,
- in chains.
Antonyms for Key:
adj.
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essential, important
subordinate, additional, unimportant, inessential, minor, lesser, trivial, secondary, nonessential, unnecessary, insignificant, extra, auxiliary.
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Other antonyms:
inferior, secondary, collateral, last, subsidiary, subordinate, least.
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essential, important
n.
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answer, solution
exterior, outside, Exteriority.
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answer, solution
