Synonyms of keying

keying

verb

present participle of key

as in reconciling

to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences

her response was perfectly keyed to the situation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reconciling
• coordinating
• integrating
• combining
• aligning
• matching
• adapting
• harmonizing
• conforming
• merging
• connecting
• correlating
• attuning
• tuning
• balancing
• accommodating
• synchronizing
• blending
• conciliating
• suiting
• synthesizing
• pairing
• equalizing
• standardizing
• squaring
• uniting
• unifying
• evening
• arranging
• ordering
• joining
• fusing
• orchestrating
• fitting
• dovetailing
• regularizing
• proportioning
• arraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disrupting
• confusing
• disturbing
• upsetting
• skewing
• disorganizing
• disharmonizing
• disordering
• alienating
• disarraying
• estranging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of keying

Craig was sacked three times and once UNC started keying on the run, the Horned Frogs struggled to match the Tar Heels’ physicality. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026

Clark finished with 21 points, forcing Toronto to respect her scoring ability and preventing defenders from keying solely on her passing. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

Elke and Alysia started seeing the big bugs fluttering around in late April, and as their numbers grew through early May, the native rainbows started keying in on them more and more. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026

Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov scored on the power play and Jalen Chatfield added a short-handed goal, keying a special teams effort that helped the Carolina Hurricanes win their seventh straight playoff game, 4-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 3 on Thursday night. — CBS News, 8 May 2026

Girard is undersized at 5-foot-10, but is still adept at keying his teams in transition and controlling the game at five-on-five. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 May 2026

In theory, keying in on the Huskies’ duo of first team All-Americans was a wise strategy. — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026

Jónsdóttir’s goal certainly changed that, keying the second-half revival and come-from-behind win. — Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026

Maye willingness to spread the ball around to players like Williams (four catches before Monday night) prevented the Giants from effectively keying in on Stefon Diggs, as the Bengals did a week earlier, and helped the Pats exploit their best matchups on a down-to-down basis. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025