REDOUNDED Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

redounded

verb

past tense of redound

as in resulted

formal to have a particular result

—used especially to describe how something affects someone or something or affects the opinion that people have about someone or something

—+ to It redounds to his credit that he worked so hard to prevent this crisis.

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Recent Examples of redounded This has both saved lives and redounded enormously to our benefit economically, culturally, and socially. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

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performed

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Timberlake last performed on stage at the Recording Academy Honors in January to celebrate collaborator Pharrell Williams.

— Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2026
Milton takes clear lead in QB2 battle Both backup quarterbacks performed well in the preseason opener in Seattle, and both went into the week of practice continuing to split reps with the second-team offense.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026

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