Synonyms for crimson

Most common

blood-red · cherry-red · scarlet · carmine · violent

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Verb

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Having a deep red colour.

2. adj. 2

   Immodest.

3. v. 1

   To become crimson or deep red; to blush.

Related words

Phrases

alizarin crimson crimson tide

Forms

Past participle

crimsoned
e.g. crimsoned → blushed, flushed, reddened, incarnadined…

Example sentences

• scarlet Scarlet is a beautiful color, but I like fuchsia.
• carmine My favourite colour is carmine red.
• violent Violent criminals were often bullies in childhood.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

red¹

4 letters

ruby²

5 letters

flush¹, blush¹, ruddy²

6 letters

cherry², redden², cerise²

7 letters

violent³, scarlet², reddish², flushed¹, carmine²

8 letters

reddened

11 letters

incarnadine

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruby² = 2 syllables).