For a physical key:
* Lock: (used as a noun)
* Unlocker: (used as a noun)
* Passage: (used as a noun, referring to a way to access something)
* Access: (used as a noun or verb, referring to the ability to get to something)
For a key in a figurative sense:
* Solution: (used as a noun, referring to an answer to a problem)
* Answer: (used as a noun, referring to the solution to a question)
* Clue: (used as a noun, referring to a piece of information that helps to solve a mystery)
* Essential: (used as an adjective, referring to something that is crucial)
* Important: (used as an adjective, referring to something that is significant)
* Fundamental: (used as an adjective, referring to something that is basic or essential)
For a key on a keyboard:
* Button: (used as a noun, referring to a button that can be pressed)
Please provide more context so I can give you a more specific synonym for "key"!