canary

The word “canary” has 3 syllables: ca-na-ry

It's pronounced as /kəˈnɛəri/

What is synonym and antonym for canary?

In the thesaurus, “canary” has 156 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for canary along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for canary

accuser
adviser
agent provocateur
announcer
backstabber
belt out
betrayer
bigmouth
blab
blabber
blabberer
blabbermouth
blonde
burst into song
busybody
buzz
cantillate
carol
chant
chirp
choir
collaborator
communicate
convey
crier
croon
deceiver
decoy
deep throat
descant
double-crosser
duet
ecru
emit
enunciate
express
fat mouth
finger
fink
fork tongue
gasser
give out
gossip
gossiper
groan
harmonize
herald
hum
hymn
impart
informant
informer
interviewer
intone
journalist
lark
leaker
lemon
let out
lift up a voice
light brown
line out
lullaby
make melody
messenger
moan
mouth
narc
nark
newsman
notifier
ochre
oscine
peacher
pigeon
pipe
pipit
plant
police informer
polly
preacher
pronounce
propagandist
purr
quidnunc
rat
rat fink
ratfink
reporter
resound
roar
rumormonger
say
scab
scandalmonger
serenade
serin
shill
shout
sing
singer
singsong
sleazemonger
snake
sneak
snitch
snitcher
snoop
snooper
solo
songbird
sound
source
speak
spy
squeaker
squealer
stool pigeon
stoolie
straw
tabby
talebearer
taleteller
talk
tan
tattler
tattletale
tawny
telltale
third ear
tipster
traitor
trill
troll
troublemaker
tune
turncoat
utter
vent
verbalize
vireo
vocalize
voice
wait
warble
weasel
whine
whistle
whistle-blower
whistleblower
whistler
windbag
wren
yellow-brown
yellowish
yodel

Antonyms for canary

be quiet
conceal
hide
keep
listen
mumble
refrain
suppress
withhold

Meanings of canary

noun
1. A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
2. Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
3. A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
4. A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
5. A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).
6. Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.).
7. A value placed in memory such that it will be the first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to identify and recover from it.
8. A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
9. An informer or snitch; a squealer.
10. A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
11. A yellow sticker of unroadworthiness.
verb
1. To dance nimbly (as in the canary dance).
2. To inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.
adjective
1. Of a light yellow colour.

Example Sentences

The canary sang a beautiful melody in its cage.
She had a bright yellow canary that loved to hop around its perch.
The canary flew out of the open window and into the garden.
In the past, miners used to take a canary with them to detect poisonous gases.
He named his new pet bird canary because of its cheerful song.

On this page you'll find 165 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to canary, such as: accuser, adviser, agent provocateur, announcer, backstabber, be quiet, belt out.

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