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 Synonyms for keyed up
  1. excited
  2. worried
  3. heated
  4. upset
  5. agitated
  6. nervous
  7. anxious
  8. uneasy
Adjective
  • The 20% deficit is what will keep you excited and pushing yourself to see what’s possible.
    Jess Cording, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Everything Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Have Said About a Possible Sequel Looking ahead, Lame is excited to continue his Hollywood career while using his platform to make a difference in the world.
    Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • Many refugees in Europe are worried about their status after the fall of the al-Assad government.
    New York Times, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • By 1972, then President-Nixon’s people were worried about the prospect of segregationist former Alabama governor George Wallace drawing votes from Nixon as the potential nominee of the AIP, the right-wing American Independent Party.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • In the midst of the chaos, Heavenly suffers a nip-slip, adding an unexpected layer of awkwardness to the already heated exchange.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The two got in each other’s faces in a heated exchange that included Mims being held back by inactive teammate Orlando Brown Jr. and others.
    Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of heated
Adjective
  • Playing shorthanded against one of the best defenses the Vols have faced all season did not help the visitors’ upset chances.
    David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • New Mom Gives Birth, Only To Learn What Family Did With Baby By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter 10 A woman whose daughter was born via cesarean section has opened up about the one thing that left her upset following the birth.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • Her agitated forms do for computers what 19th-century spirit photography did for the camera, at once exploiting a new technology and highlighting its artifice, conjuring the ghost in the machine.
    Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • But Romy is uncomfortable in her own skin, agitated and anxious.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of agitated
Adjective
  • The man who appears in her cozy home is reserved and nervous (he’s played by H. Jon Benjamin, offering the rare and welcome dramatic turn for the comedian and voice actor).
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
  • There was a nervous wait before David broke the news that Ten Hag was being kept on and then Laurie and Adam launched their big read with some remarkable details of the talks the club had held with other managers before deciding to stick with Ten Hag.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of nervous
Adjective
  • Glumly marching to the stage, Wallen appears to tune out the anxious producer’s notes about looking at the camera and remembering to smile.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
  • In contrast, those with anxious attachment styles may become overly focused on caregiving as a way to gain approval or security in the relationship.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of anxious
Adjective
  • But the series also revealed an uneasy disconnect between the British public and the media.
    Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Here, she’s filmed upside-down against a stark white sky with the old girl bobbing on an uneasy axis.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of uneasy
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