Synonyms for canary
kəˈnɛər ica·na·ry

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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

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

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

2. canarynoun

   a female singer

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

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

3. canary yellow, canarynoun

   a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge

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

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

4. canary, canary birdadjective

   any of several small Old World finches

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

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

5. canary, canary-yellowadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   canary-yellow

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

Matched Categories

1. • Informer
   • Singer

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1. List of paraphrases for "canary":

   canaries, canari, canarie, canarias, canaris, canarian, birdseed, dandelion, canario, canaria

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1. Jeremy Swan:

   The leveraged loan market can be considered a canary in the coal mine for the U.S. economy.

2. John Ing:

   The market is vulnerable still, the move in gold is the canary in the coal mine.

3. Phil Murphy:

   [ New York's the ] canary in the coal mine.

4. Ignacio Labayen de Inza:

   It's not just a UK thing, it's in Amsterdam, Berlin, Munich, Rome, Kiev, Moscow, Helsinki - and in many of what people call 'gay destinations', like (Spain's) Ibiza, Torremolinos, the Canary Islands.

5. Del Campo:

   The air will then begin to clear little by little, although some floating dust will reach the Canary Islands (in the Atlantic Ocean) over the weekend.