keyed

American  

[keed] / kid /

adjective

1. fitted with keys. key.

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

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

Morgan also predicts selling of about $4.7 billion of gold keyed off the Bloomberg index rebalancing, following the metal’s gain during 2025.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Citi Research analyst Michael Rollins keyed in on Schulman’s discussion of both “bold and fiscally responsible” moves.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

By the time Kirk was shot, many Americans were already keyed to see signs of their long-awaited revival brewing.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025

I snuck by easy, keyed open the office door with the long key and quietly pulled it shut behind me.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña