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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Some of the keys to watch in the November report are goods prices and the cost of housing, the biggest driver of inflation over the past few years.

From MarketWatch

Cameron Winter hunched over the keys on a nearly pitch-black stage at the downtown Los Angeles’s Palace Theatre.

From The Wall Street Journal

Passkeys authenticate your identity using a pair of mathematically related values, called keys, one residing with the website or app, the other in your password manager.

From The Wall Street Journal

She rolls over to her laptop and punches a few keys.

From Literature

"But we have to find the other, essential keys first," Radutoiu notes.

From Science Daily