Definitions

keys

NOUN

item that unlocks

Synonyms

STRONG

latchkey opener passkey screw skeleton

Antonyms

WEAK

lock question

NOUN

answer, solution

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blueprint clue code core guide indicator means passport password sign ticket

STRONG

brand cipher crux cue earmark explanation fulcrum hinge index interpretation lead lever marker nexus nucleus pivot pointer root symptom translation

Antonyms

STRONG

exterior exteriority outside

WEAK

lock question

Example Sentences

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The game, designed by Japanese artist Kotake Create, drops you into a white-tiled subway corridor that you’ll encounter again and again until the keys to unlock the title escape are deduced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Brian Hooker told police that he and his wife left Hope Town for Elbow Cay, in the Abaco Islands, on Saturday evening when she fell overboard, taking the boat's keys with her.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Police had actually found the keys when they searched the car the next day.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

As these keys are already public, a quantum system wouldn’t be limited by the 10-minute window; it could use Shor’s algorithm to crack into these wallets at any time.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

It reminded her of the iron keys Conjure folk put on their altars for protection or to make way for new things.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton