Need another word that means the same as “crimson”? Find 38 synonyms and 30 related words for “crimson” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Crimson” are: red, violent, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, ruddy, scarlet, flushed, red-faced, reddened, vermilion, rose red, pink, roseate, deep red, flush, blush, rosiness, pinkness, redness, ruddiness, high colour, redden, go red, colour, colour up, go pink, go scarlet, be suffused with colour
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “crimson” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| blush | A reddening of the face as a sign of shyness, embarrassment, or shame. He had brought a faint blush to her cheeks. |
| deep red | Literary term for an ocean. |
| flush | Denoting a type of toilet that has a flushing device. He pressed the flush absent mindedly. |
| high colour | A high place. |
| pinkness | Any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers. |
| redness | A response of body tissues to injury or irritation characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat. Treatment for facial redness. |
| rosiness | A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health. |
| ruby | A transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem. This wine has a youthful ruby red colour. |
| ruddiness | A healthy reddish complexion. |
| scarlet | Scarlet clothes or material. Papers lettered in scarlet and black. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “crimson” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| be suffused with colour | Form or compose. |
| blush | Become rosy or reddish. She blushed at the unexpected compliment. |
| colour | Fill a shape or outline with colour. He has coloured the dance with gestures from cabaret and vaudeville. |
| colour up | Affect as in thought or feeling. |
| flush | Of a toilet be cleansed by flushing. A wave of colour flushed his cheeks. |
| go pink | Be abolished or discarded. |
| go red | Go through in search of something; search through someone’s belongings in an unauthorized way. |
| go scarlet | Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. |
| redden | (of the eyes) become pink at the rims as a result of crying. Lyn reddened at the description of herself. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “crimson” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| blood-red | Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. |
| carmine | Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. |
| cerise | Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. |
| cherry | Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. |
| cherry-red | Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. |
| flushed | Reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion. Flushed with success I was getting into my stride. |
| pink | Of or associated with gay people. Her face was pink with embarrassment. |
| red | Reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion. A red Xhosa wife spends several years in her mother in law s homestead. |
| red-faced | Having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset. |
| reddened | Reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion. Reddened faces around the campfire. |
| reddish | Having a red tinge; slightly red. The leaves turn reddish brown. |
| rose red | Of something having a dusty purplish pink color. |
| roseate | Used in names of birds with partly pink plumage e g roseate tern. The early roseate light. |
| ruby | Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. |
| ruby-red | Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. |
| ruddy | Used as a euphemism for ‘bloody. A cheerful pipe smoking man of ruddy complexion. |
| scarlet | Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. A mass of scarlet berries. |
| vermilion | Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color. |
| violent | Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions inclined to react violently fervid. A violent confrontation with riot police. |
| auspicious | Conducive to success; favourable. It was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election. |
| berry | A small fruit having any of various structures e g simple grape or blueberry or aggregate blackberry or raspberry. We went berrying in the summer. |
| brownish | Having a brown tinge; slightly brown. A brownish coloured cat. |
| carmine | Color carmine. Carmine roses. |
| cherry | Used in names of unrelated plants with fruits similar to those of the cherry tree e g cornelian cherry. Her mouth was a bright cherry red. |
| exciting | Creating or arousing excitement. One of the most exciting matches I ve ever seen. |
| febrile | Having or showing the symptoms of a fever. A febrile illness. |
| flush | Denoting a type of toilet that has a flushing device. I was carried away in a flush of enthusiasm. |
| flushed | Having the pinkish flush of health. Flushed or crimson with embarrassment. |
| fortunate | Favoured by or involving good luck; lucky. A fortunate choice. |
| gray | English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation was named 1905 1965. Gray flannel suit. |
| green | The green ball in snooker. Green shoots. |
| magenta | A primary subtractive color for light a dark purple red color the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859 the year of the battle of Magenta. A short magenta dress. |
| maple | Wood of any of various maple trees especially the hard close grained wood of the sugar maple used especially for furniture and flooring. |
| negligee | A woman’s light dressing gown, typically made of a filmy, soft fabric. A black silk negligee. |
| optimistic | Expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds. Previous estimates of whale numbers may be wildly optimistic. |
| painted | Coated with paint. Brazen painted faces. |
| pigmentation | The natural colouring of animal or plant tissue. |
| pimpernel | Any of several plants of the genus Anagallis. |
| purple | Make or become purple in colour. Edmund s cheeks purpled. |
| red | Denoting a red light or flag used as a signal to stop. The force went on red alert. |
| rose | A rose regarded as an emblem of beauty delicacy or purity. The 100 cotton range is available in rose pink and ocean blue. |
| roseate | Used in names of birds with partly pink plumage e g roseate tern. The early roseate light. |
| rosy | (especially of a person’s skin) coloured like a pink or red rose, typically as an indication of health, youth, or embarrassment. The memory had the power to make her cheeks turn rosy. |
| ruddy | Make ruddy in colour. The ruddy evening light. |
| scarlet | Scarlet clothes or material. A mass of scarlet berries. |
| strawberry | The low growing plant which produces the strawberry having white flowers lobed leaves and runners and found throughout north temperate regions. She thought she would wear the strawberry crushed velvet. |
| tulip | Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower. |
| weal | Mark with a weal. She slapped his cheek and a bright red weal sprang up on it. |
| yellow | Used in names of moths or butterflies that are mainly yellow in colour. Yellow press. |
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