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Synonyms for matter
ˈmæt ərmat·ter
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Wiktionary
matternoun
matternoun
To be important.
matternoun
Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles. (Non-antimatter matter).
matternoun
A kind of substance.
vegetable matter
matternoun
A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.
matternoun
An approximate amount or extent.
a matter of months; a matter of knowledge.
matternoun
Written material (especially in books or magazines)
He always took some reading matter with him on the plane
matternoun
Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
matter
A topic (Greek topos, place) is a head of discourse. Since a topic for discussion is often stated in the form of a question, question has come to be extensively used to denote a debatable topic, especially of a practical nature — an issue; as, the labor question; the temperance question. In deliberative assemblies a proposition presented or moved for acceptance is called a motion, and such a motion or other matter for consideration is known as the question, since it is or may be stated in interrogative form to be answered by each member with a vote of "aye" or "no;" a member is required to speak to the question; the chairman puts the question. In speaking or writing the general subject or theme may be termed the topic, tho it is more usual to apply the latter term to the subordinate divisions, points, or heads of discourse; as, to enlarge on this topic would carry me too far from my subject; a pleasant drive will suggest many topics for conversation.
Synonyms:
division, head, issue, motion, point, proposition, question, subject, theme, topic
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
matter
Synonyms:
substance, stuff, subject, body, importance, the visible, tangible, substantial, corporal, physical, ponderableAntonyms:
immateriality, spirituality, mind, intellect, spirit, the invisible, unseen, spiritual, moral, mental, intellectual
Princeton's WordNet
matter, affair, thingnoun
a vaguely specified concern
"several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
Synonyms:
issue, liaison, affaire, affair, thing, topic, intimacy, function, social occasion, social function, amour, subject, involvement, occasiontopic, subject, issue, matternoun
some situation or event that is thought about
"he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
Synonyms:
topic, effect, progeny, field of study, issuing, case, government issue, issuance, takings, theme, consequence, take, thing, subject area, result, study, event, upshot, return, subject, bailiwick, offspring, military issue, depicted object, egress, outlet, subject field, exit, national, discipline, number, yield, emergence, outcome, way out, affair, issue, payoff, field, proceeds, publication, content, guinea pigmatternoun
that which has mass and occupies space
"physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
matternoun
a problem
"is anything the matter?"
matternoun
(used with negation) having consequence
"they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
matterverb
written works (especially in books or magazines)
"he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
count, matter, weighverb
have weight; have import, carry weight
"It does not matter much"
Synonyms:
librate, press, number, look, count, reckon, enumerate, numerate, depend, consider, weigh, bet, calculate
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
matternoun
matternoun
Synonyms:
stuff, material, raw materialmatternoun
Synonyms:
topic, subject, question, subject-matter, matter in handmatternoun
Synonyms:
affair, business, concern, thing, event, course of thingsmatternoun
Synonyms:
trouble, cause of distressmatternoun
Synonyms:
importance, consequence, import, momentmatternoun
Synonyms:
pus, purulence, purulent mattermatterverb
Synonyms:
signify, import, be of importance, be of consequence
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
matternoun
Synonyms:
substance, material, body, essence, pith, embodiment, elements, importance, significance, moment, consequence, weight, materiality, pus, purulence, manuscript, copyAssociated words:
material, immaterial, materiality, immateriality, atom, molecule, chemistry, hylism, hylotheism, hylopathism, hylogenesis, materialism, physics, somatics, somatologymatterverb
Synonyms:
import, signify, be of importance, maturate, suppurate
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#143 | number | |
#214 | item | |
#243 | national | |
#246 | take | |
#253 | area | |
#259 | subject | |
#281 | file | |
#287 | case | |
#357 | return | |
#395 | content | |
#422 | press | |
#438 | point | |
#446 | look | |
#508 | study | |
#518 | issues | |
#524 | topic | |
#553 | problem | |
#570 | body | |
#574 | field | |
#592 | question | |
#604 | issue | |
#611 | result | |
#624 | event | |
#692 | head | |
#812 | material | |
#823 | thing | |
#853 | function | |
#992 | stuff | |
#1071 | effect | |
#1147 | division | |
#1211 | matter | |
#1269 | physical | |
#1327 | connection | |
#1473 | asia | |
#1492 | publication | |
#1528 | consider | |
#1701 | respect | |
#1871 | motion | |
#2011 | count | |
#2168 | theme | |
#2658 | matters | |
#2946 | importance | |
#3227 | exit | |
#3448 | outlet | |
#3852 | calculate | |
#3876 | regard | |
#4308 | substance | |
#4364 | bet | |
#4434 | substantial | |
#4489 | aspect | |
#4523 | involvement | |
#4557 | yield | |
#4829 | outcome | |
#4926 | incident | |
#5463 | occasion | |
#5491 | discipline | |
#6073 | depend | |
#7517 | proceeds | |
#8419 | consequence | |
#8738 | proposition | |
#9420 | affair | |
#10032 | liaison | |
#10462 | issuance | |
#11380 | issuing | |
#12382 | weigh | |
#12492 | offspring | |
#12532 | emergence | |
#13539 | tangible | |
#20144 | intimacy | |
#22090 | amour | |
#22140 | payoff | |
#22513 | corporal | |
#24187 | reckon | |
#25849 | dossier | |
#29173 | progeny | |
#30625 | egress | |
#42838 | enumerate | |
#51630 | takings | |
#60216 | upshot | |
#76480 | affaire | |
#121057 | bailiwick | |
#155860 | numerate |
How to use matter in a sentence?
If we embrace a set of shared values, then it shouldn't matter if you have a 'z' at the end of your name, or your accent might be different, 'cause guess what? There are people in this country, that have accents different from mine and mine's different from theirs. It doesn't matter.
It was only a matter of time before it (widespread doping) would have been exposed. If it had not been whistleblower Yulia Stepanova, then it would have been someone else. She just pulled the trigger. I don't think she should be blamed.
An ardent supporter of the hometown team should go to a game prepared to take offense, no matter what happens.
Listen to the experts, do what they tell you. He may not like how he looks in a mask, but the truth of the matter is that – follow the science, that's what they're telling us.
Borders don't matter to viruses.
Translations for matter
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- مادة, أمر, جسمArabic
- hmota, látka, důvod, záležetCzech
- stofDanish
- Anlass, Substanz, Stoff, Materie, Angelegenheit, MasseGerman
- aferoEsperanto
- materia, asunto, importarSpanish
- tilanne, aihe, aine, pulma, materia, ongelma, hätä, merkitä, olla merkitystä, haitataFinnish
- matière, affaire, importerFrench
- saak, matearjeWestern Frisian
- ábhar, misteIrish
- חומר, עילה, נושאHebrew
- बात, मामलाHindi
- ügy, dolog, anyagHungarian
- materia, problema, argomento, questione, faccenda, causa, importare, contareItalian
- 物質, 事Japanese
- 물질, 物質Korean
- fabula, pertineo ad, pertineoLatin
- matūMāori
- jirimMalay
- stof, materie, er toe doen, belangrijk zijnDutch
- materia, sprawaPolish
- causa, matéria, motivo, problema, situação, razão, importarPortuguese
- subiect, substanță, materie, fond, problemă, material, chestiune, cauzăRomanian
- вопрос, материя, дело, вещество, повод, материал, иметь, значениеRussian
- materija, pitanje, tvar, biti bitno, imati značenje, imati važnostSerbo-Croatian
- materia, stoff, angelägenhet, fråga, ärende, spela rollSwedish
- likhatasTagalog
- матеріяUkrainian
- معاملہ, باتUrdu
- vật chất, 物質Vietnamese
- 物Chinese
- indaba, udabaZulu
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