Home › Words › U › unkeyunkeyunkey means to stop transmitting on a two-way radio, etc.EtymologyFrom un- + key.verbTo stop transmitting on a two-way radio, etc.e.g.“I forgot to unkey the microphone, and everyone could still hear me.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unsend 56% match — To undo, cancel, or reverse the transmission of a message vs unkey →unconnect 56% match — To disconnect. vs unkey →stint 53% match — To stop (an action); cease, desist. vs unkey →unnotify 52% match — To cancel (a notification). vs unkey →disconnect 51% match — To sever or interrupt a connection. vs unkey →unspeak 50% match — To retract what one has spoken, to unsay. vs unkey →uncast 50% match — To detach (a rope, line, etc.). vs unkey →unequip 49% match — To remove equipment from. vs unkey →