crimson vs red

crimson and red both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crimson	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
red	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, crimson and red are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of crimson include violent.

As adjectives, crimson and red are synonyms defined as:

crimson and 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

Other synonyms of crimson include blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry-red, cherry, reddish, ruby-red, ruby, ruddy, scarlet.

As adjectives, crimson and red are synonyms defined as:

crimson and red: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

Other synonyms of crimson include flushed, red-faced, reddened.

As nouns, red is a hypernym of crimson; that is, red is a word with a broader meaning than crimson:

Other hypernyms of crimson include redness.

crimson (noun)	red (noun)
a deep and vivid red color	red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
	emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
	the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

crimson (adjective)	red (adjective)
characterized by violence or bloodshed	(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies	of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion	characterized by violence or bloodshed

crimson (verb)	red (verb)
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame