keyed

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/kiːd/

adjective

Having a key, mated to a keyseat and/or keyway, to either control or prevent movement.

“Holy keyed.”

Similar
basedtonal
Opposite
cringelockedunkeyedunbasedkeyless
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of key
adjectivekeyed (comparative more keyed, superlative most keyed)

comparative more keyed · superlative most keyed

  1. engineeringHaving a key, mated to a keyseat and/or keyway, to either control or prevent movement.
  2. InternetPraiseworthy and admirable, often through exhibiting independence and security; based.

    Holy keyed.

    1 more example

    OP is keyed as fuck

    Synonyms: based · Antonyms: cringe, locked, unkeyed, unbased

  3. slangAfrican-American VernacularIntoxicated by recreational or illegal drugs; drunk or high.

    [Chorus:Michael Marshall] I got 5 on it (got it, good), grab your 40 let’s get keyed. I got 5 on it, messin’ with that Indo weed.

    1995 July 4, “I got 5 on it”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz and Michael Marshall (singer)

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePraiseworthy and admirable, often through exhibiting independence and security; based.

Similar
based
Opposite
cringelockedunkeyedunbased

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivefitted with or secured by a key

Opposite
keyless

adjectiveset to a key or tone

Similar
tonal
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tonal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

* (praiseworthy and admirable): Coined by Soyjak.party users upset at the widened usage of based (“praiseworthy and admirable, particularly in a perceived countercultural sense”) outside of their community. Most likely simply from the verb key; in slang perhaps connected to the "securing" action of a lock and key (compare e.g. scored).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with keyed

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Anagrams

Keedy
Cite this entry
APA

keyed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyed

MLA

“keyed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keyed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyed.

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