redounding
Reflecting upon someone
Redounding is the present participle of redound, a formal verb meaning to contribute or lead to a particular result, usually someone's credit or discredit: His charitable work kept redounding to his reputation.
The word suggests effects that flow back or accumulate, often unexpectedly: The scandal ended up redounding to her advantage when sympathy votes carried the election.
Producing good results
- advantageousProviding benefit or gain
- accruingGradually increasing amount
- conduciveTending to bring about
- resultingFollowing as effect
yielding · furthering · promoting · instrumental · productive · serviceable · valuable · aiding
Jerking backward in reaction
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- returningGoing back to origin
- reverberatingContinuing to echo
- reflectingBouncing back light
ricocheting · springing · echoing · boomeranging · kickback · rebound · backlash · repercussion
High regard, moral dignity
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
renown · acclaim · distinction · praise · recognition · repute · standing · merit
Surplus beyond need
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- profusionExtravagant amount present
- superabundanceExtreme excess of something
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
plethora · surfeit · bounty · copiousness · lavishness · exuberance · fullness · amplitude
beneficial
Producing good results
- advantageousProviding benefit or gain
- accruingGradually increasing amount
- conduciveTending to bring about
resulting · yielding · furthering · promoting · instrumental · productive · serviceable · valuable · aiding · fostering
recoiling
Jerking backward in reaction
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- returningGoing back to origin
- reverberatingContinuing to echo
reflecting · ricocheting · springing · echoing · boomeranging · kickback · rebound · backlash · repercussion · reverberation
honor
High regard, moral dignity
prestige · renown · acclaim · distinction · praise · recognition · repute · standing · merit · commendation
excess
Surplus beyond need
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- profusionExtravagant amount present
- superabundanceExtreme excess of something
overflow · plethora · surfeit · bounty · copiousness · lavishness · exuberance · fullness · amplitude
redoundingdetracting
Diminishing perceived value
diminishing · taking away from · undermining · reducing · lessening
redoundingtelling against
Evidence that harms
damaging · harming · discrediting · dishonoring · shaming
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