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
  • Avery was excited to hear responses from high-profile brands such as Huda Beauty and artists including Charli XCX who also wanted to participate.
    Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Simply put, a pop-up like this gets people excited about the upcoming season.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • Few folks are worried about how the yard looks, but Travis Hogan has a keen interest in green grass in January.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
  • But the more time Zuckerberg spends in Mar-a-Lago, the more Sam Altman and Tim Cook should be worried.
    Alex Heath, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • The sprawling backyard area has a heated swimming pool.
    Lana Bortolot, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Another incident was a heated disagreement with defender Todibo at half-time of the 5-2 home defeat against Arsenal at the end of November.
    Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of heated
Adjective
  • Those takeaways were an instrumental part of Denver’s formula in a 24-22 upset.
    Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • One of my acquaintances is upset because her favorite place to get glasses is no longer in her plan’s network.
    Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • That’s why, in the final minutes of the team’s home finale last month, agitated fans at Soldier Field serenaded McCaskey and his family with an impassioned request.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
  • In the middle of the party, an accordion player jigged among a group of young, unsteady revelers, rapping to the beat like an agitated auctioneer.
    Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of agitated
Adjective
  • But that didn’t stop Greenbaum from being a little nervous about screening the film for Harper and Will.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Though landing a recurring character is usually a good thing for an actor, Hilton was nervous about fans’ reception.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of nervous
Adjective
  • Beyond those under mandatory evacuation, many more, including many families and anxious pet owners, have left because of poor air quality or general wariness of the county’s precarious state.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Interview Crush on the Cross: An Interview with Anthony Oliveira Jason Kirk The author of Dayspring discusses queerness, Christianity, and the anxious sense that history is over.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of anxious
Adjective
  • Congress passed the law that would force a sale in April with bipartisan support as lawmakers from both parties have been uneasy over the app’s ties to China.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The addition of such real-life clips—including that of the anchor Jim McKay—gives September 5 a documentary-like feel, cleverly immersing viewers into the uneasy headspace of those inside the studio.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of uneasy
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