keyed up

adjective

Definition of keyed upnext
1
as in excited
being in a state of increased activity or agitation She's pretty keyed up from all that coffee.

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2
as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty He was all keyed up for his first day at the new job.

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Recent Examples of keyed up Here her strained exuberance keyed up a bit. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 Resets can be used during warm-ups, after workouts, between stressful meetings or anytime your body feels keyed up. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keyed up
  1. excited
  2. worried
  3. heated
  4. upset
  5. agitated
  6. nervous
  7. anxious
  8. troubled
Adjective
  • To see people still excited about it all these years later is crazy.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • As if the matchup isn’t reason enough to be excited about Lowe’s home run prop, playing in Colorado enhances that excitement.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • Why people don’t like it Some residents are worried about how these sprawling energy farms will affect local soil, especially near farmland.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The drop in tech talent in the Bay Area comes as workers grow more worried that AI could lead to fewer jobs.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • During the trial, students described a heated exchange over Anthony’s refusal on a rainy spring day to leave a tent that belonged to Metcalf’s team.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Also at the meeting, the discussion about Davis's motion to dissolve the Design Review Board was moved to a later date after some heated discussion.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of heated
Adjective
  • Pasadena residents are upset after a bloodied peacock was found in their neighborhood last week after what appeared to be a violent encounter with a mail carrier.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Improved Digestion Bloating, constipation, acid reflux, upset stomach—all are uncomfortable signs of indigestion after eating.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • And if the person seems agitated or unpredictable, skip the direct request altogether.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For the agitated activist—Mike Davis’ Late Victorian Holocausts with Equator.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of agitated
Adjective
  • Until Bezos, or any of his new partners, speak publicly, the conversation about what comes next will be nervous.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In a nervous market full of geopolitical tension, IPOs have attracted a lot of investor attention, with AI darlings Anthropic and OpenAI preparing for their own debuts.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of nervous
Adjective
  • Fortunately for the anxious among us, and less fortunately for those still loyal to the dying rituals of interpersonal correspondence, Cynthia has recently moved to online reservations.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Yet even the president’s die-hard supporters are becoming more anxious about the costs associated with the war.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of anxious
Adjective
  • Both scandals spurred reforms by state lawmakers that nevertheless failed to streamline a complex disciplinary process and left gaps for troubled businesses to continue operating.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Jesus showed that physical problems, troubled relationships, financial needs, and even personal wilderness experiences can be resolved by holding thought to Mind’s all-powerful, entirely good reality.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of troubled

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“Keyed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keyed%20up. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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