Meaning & use
Keyed
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Adjusted, coded, or matched to correspond with something else; also, in a state of nervous tension, as in "keyed up."
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The map's symbols are keyed to the legend in the corner.
The team was keyed up before the championship game.
A note on using this word
The phrase "keyed up" compares nervous anticipation to tightening the key or peg of a stringed instrument until it's taut.
Words with a similar meaning
codedtuned
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Words with an opposite meaning
mismatched
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