keyed

American  

[keed] / kid /

adjective

1. fitted with keys.

2. fastened or secured by a key.

3. Music. pitched in a specific key.

4. reinforced by a keystone.

5. coordinated, as with a basic color or idea; harmonized (sometimes used in combination).

   color-keyed carpeting.

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Other Word Forms

• unkeyed adjective

Etymology

Origin of keyed

First recorded in 1790–1800; key ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

A three-run double by Cruz Derrico keyed the win.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Among them are working drawings that prescribe the profile of every block of stone, each keyed to its exact place in the building, whether gable, tracery or buttress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Was Seattle’s five-run inning, which keyed a 6–0 win, real?

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2025

Oak Street operated on a capitation basis under the Medicare Advantage program—which meant the bulk of its revenues were keyed off the number of enrolled Medicare patients, leaving it vulnerable to higher-than-expected expenses.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

He was so keyed to go that if a paddock official rang the saddling bell, he would lunge from his stall and drag his handlers toward the track.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand