Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun canary

4 senses of canary

Sense 1
fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary -- (someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police)
       => informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber -- (one who reveals confidential information in return for money)

Sense 2
canary -- (a female singer)
       => singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser -- (a person who sings)

Sense 3
canary yellow, canary -- (a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge)
       => yellow, yellowness -- (yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons)

Sense 4
canary, canary bird -- (any of several small Old World finches)
       => finch -- (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)

Antonyms of adj canary

1 sense of canary

Sense 1
canary, canary-yellow -- (having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow)

INDIRECT (VIA chromatic) -> achromatic, neutral -- (having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white")

Similarity of adj canary

1 sense of canary

Sense 1
canary, canary-yellow -- (having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow)
       => chromatic (vs. achromatic) -- (being or having or characterized by hue)

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