redounded
Resulted in benefit
Redounded is the past tense of redound, a formal verb meaning to have an effect or consequence, typically contributing to someone's credit or discredit: His generosity redounded to his reputation.
The word usually appears with "to" and suggests that actions circle back to affect their source: The scandal redounded to the company's shame.
Indirect result of action
- aftermathResults following an event
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- rippleMinor surface disturbance
- echoReflected sound wave
impact · spillover · reverberate · resonate · side-effects · feedback · blowback · backlash
Having benefits others lack
- accruedGradually accumulated
- contributedGave toward shared goal
- creditedAcknowledged as source
- profitedGained financial advantage
yielded · enriched · rewarded · favorable · beneficial · advantageous · fruitful · gainful
Made more extreme
- heightenedIncreased in degree
- magnifiedIncreased in apparent size
- compoundedCombined or worsened
- multipliedIncreased by repeated addition
accumulated · augmented · escalated · deepened · amplified · enhanced · strengthened · elevated
repercussion
Indirect result of action
- aftermathResults following an event
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- rippleMinor surface disturbance
echo · impact · spillover · reverberate · resonate · side-effects · feedback · blowback · backlash · aftershock
advantaged
Having benefits others lack
- accruedGradually accumulated
- contributedGave toward shared goal
- creditedAcknowledged as source
profited · yielded · enriched · rewarded · favorable · beneficial · advantageous · fruitful · gainful · constructive
intensified
Made more extreme
- heightenedIncreased in degree
- magnifiedIncreased in apparent size
- compoundedCombined or worsened
multiplied · accumulated · augmented · escalated · deepened · amplified · enhanced · strengthened · elevated · reinforced
redoundedbackfired
Produced unintended harmful consequences
detracted · diminished · harmed · damaged · undermined