Antonyms for canary
kəˈnɛər ica·na·ry

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1. • Informer
   • Singer

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1. fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canarynoun

   someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

   Synonyms:
   fink, stool pigeon, pilferer, canary bird, sneak, stoolie, tennis shoe, canary yellow, stalker, sneaker, stoolpigeon, sneak thief, snitch, prowler, snitcher, gym shoe

2. canarynoun

   a female singer

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

   Synonyms:
   canary bird, stoolpigeon, canary yellow, snitch, stool pigeon, sneaker, snitcher, fink, stoolie, sneak

3. canary yellow, canarynoun

   a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

   Synonyms:
   canary bird, stoolpigeon, canary yellow, snitch, stool pigeon, sneaker, snitcher, fink, stoolie, sneak

4. canary, canary birdadjective

   any of several small Old World finches

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

   Synonyms:
   canary bird, stoolpigeon, canary yellow, snitch, stool pigeon, sneaker, snitcher, fink, stoolie, sneak

5. canary, canary-yellowadjective

   having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

   Synonyms:
   canary-yellow

How to use canary in a sentence?

1. Ron Magill:

   Because butterflies are some of the most sensitive insects to changes in temperature, they are considered the' canary in the coal mine' when it comes to climate change.

2. Ghislaine Maxwell:

   I think her song should be ‘Canary in a Coalmine’ because I think she will be singing. Snitches may end up in ditches unless you want a deal. And the bigger the name, the bigger the deal.

3. Jerry Kilgore:

   Virginia was always the canary in the coal mine, we were that state that signaled to the rest of the country what the midterms were going to be like.

4. Peter Salama:

   Having healthcare workers infected is usually a 'canary in the mine' for potential amplification.

5. Joshua Henne:

   This is yet another canary in the coal mine for both November and the years ahead, you can look back four years to around now when Eric Cantor was knocked off and what that meant for an ascendant wing on the right. This is a big deal.

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