Synonyms for matter
ˈmæt ərmat·ter

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. matternoun

   Synonyms:
   material, substance, stuff

2. matternoun

   To be important.

   Synonyms:
   stuff, substance, material

3. matternoun

   Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles. (Non-antimatter matter).

   Synonyms:
   material, stuff, substance

4. matternoun

   A kind of substance.

   vegetable matter

   Synonyms:
   material, substance, stuff

5. matternoun

   A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.

   Synonyms:
   material, substance, stuff

6. matternoun

   An approximate amount or extent.

   a matter of months; a matter of knowledge.

   Synonyms:
   material, substance, stuff

7. matternoun

   Written material (especially in books or magazines)

   He always took some reading matter with him on the plane

   Synonyms:
   substance, stuff, material

8. matternoun

   Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.

   Synonyms:
   stuff, substance, material

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. 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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. matter

   Synonyms:
   substance, stuff, subject, body, importance, the visible, tangible, substantial, corporal, physical, ponderable

   Antonyms:
   immateriality, spirituality, mind, intellect, spirit, the invisible, unseen, spiritual, moral, mental, intellectual

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 8 votes

1. 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, occasion

2. topic, 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 pig

3. matternoun

   that which has mass and occupies space

   "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"

   Synonyms:
   affair, issue, thing, topic, subject

4. matternoun

   a problem

   "is anything the matter?"

   Synonyms:
   affair, issue, thing, topic, subject

5. matternoun

   (used with negation) having consequence

   "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"

   Synonyms:
   affair, issue, thing, topic, subject

6. matterverb

   written works (especially in books or magazines)

   "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"

   Synonyms:
   affair, issue, thing, topic, subject

7. 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

1. • Concern
   • Consequence
   • Trouble

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. matternoun

   Synonyms:
   substance, body

2. matternoun

   Synonyms:
   stuff, material, raw material

3. matternoun

   Synonyms:
   topic, subject, question, subject-matter, matter in hand

4. matternoun

   Synonyms:
   affair, business, concern, thing, event, course of things

5. matternoun

   Synonyms:
   trouble, cause of distress

6. matternoun

   Synonyms:
   importance, consequence, import, moment

7. matternoun

   Synonyms:
   pus, purulence, purulent matter

8. matterverb

   Synonyms:
   signify, import, be of importance, be of consequence

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. matternoun

   Synonyms:
   substance, material, body, essence, pith, embodiment, elements, importance, significance, moment, consequence, weight, materiality, pus, purulence, manuscript, copy

   Associated words:
   material, immaterial, materiality, immateriality, atom, molecule, chemistry, hylism, hylotheism, hylopathism, hylogenesis, materialism, physics, somatics, somatology

2. matterverb

   Synonyms:
   import, signify, be of importance, maturate, suppurate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "matter":

   issue, question, subject, case, topic, affair, problem, item, point, regard, thing, matters, dossier, area, respect, theme, field, asia, aspect, issues, connection, file, incident

Suggested Resources

1. matter

   Song lyrics by matter -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by matter on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce matter?

How to say matter in sign language?

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1505","12"],["1507","2"],["1515","45"],["1520","14"],["1524","30"],["1527","1"],["1563","39"],["1564","7"],["1568","4"],["1572","98"],["1574","23"],["1575","7"],["1579","85"],["1581","383"],["1582","64"],["1584","37"],["1587","48"],["1588","19"],["1589","7"],["1590","168"],["1592","34"],["1593","12"],["1594","6"],["1595","1"],["1598","36"],["1600","20"],["1603","48"],["1605","2"],["1606","3"],["1607","121"],["1611","4"],["1612","2"],["1614","1"],["1618","1"],["1619","10"],["1620","76"],["1621","24"],["1623","12"],["1624","25"],["1625","17"],["1626","66"],["1628","1"],["1629","154"],["1630","98"],["1631","70"],["1634","36"],["1635","55"],["1636","6"],["1637","47"],["1638","21"],["1640","7"],["1641","27"],["1642","26"],["1643","42"],["1644","344"],["1645","13"],["1646","2"],["1647","19"],["1648","74"],["1649","23"],["1650","40"],["1651","126"],["1652","58"],["1653","55"],["1654","12"],["1655","67"],["1656","127"],["1657","112"],["1658","139"],["1659","74"],["1660","41"],["1661","19"],["1662","50"],["1663","43"],["1664","90"],["1665","81"],["1666","29"],["1667","189"],["1668","310"],["1669","76"],["1670","151"],["1671","57"],["1672","103"],["1673","121"],["1674","18"],["1675","460"],["1676","625"],["1677","182"],["1678","516"],["1679","453"],["1680","415"],["1681","781"],["1682","2177"],["1683","1266"],["1684","196"],["1685","536"],["1686","491"],["1687","327"],["1688","853"],["1689","187"],["1690","207"],["1691","65"],["1692","418"],["1693","215"],["1694","728"],["1695","208"],["1696","211"],["1697","258"],["1698","766"],["1699","567"],["1700","1012"],["1701","837"],["1702","906"],["1703","714"],["1704","825"],["1705","1067"],["1706","1159"],["1707","846"],["1708","882"],["1709","501"],["1710","768"],["1711","522"],["1712","550"],["1713","562"],["1714","1494"],["1715","322"],["1716","848"],["1717","1213"],["1718","657"],["1719","639"],["1720","1638"],["1721","621"],["1722","1745"],["1723","1162"],["1724","2148"],["1725","2111"],["1726","1185"],["1727","1442"],["1728","1569"],["1729","1147"],["1730","1281"],["1731","1299"],["1732","1193"],["1733","701"],["1734","1627"],["1735","672"],["1736","869"],["1737","2937"],["1738","2778"],["1739","1101"],["1740","1112"],["1741","520"],["1742","1920"],["1743","1075"],["1744","2167"],["1745","3277"],["1746","1164"],["1747","2127"],["1748","3915"],["1749","1342"],["1750","3436"],["1751","4804"],["1752","1885"],["1753","3890"],["1754","5026"],["1755","3747"],["1756","1557"],["1757","2806"],["1758","3071"],["1759","3735"],["1760","2496"],["1761","2636"],["1762","2156"],["1763","5654"],["1764","4215"],["1765","3448"],["1766","5863"],["1767","4626"],["1768","7573"],["1769","3488"],["1770","5121"],["1771","5297"],["1772","4477"],["1773","4645"],["1774","4703"],["1775","6536"],["1776","5934"],["1777","5604"],["1778","4310"],["1779","4156"],["1780","4693"],["1781","4614"],["1782","4919"],["1783","4722"],["1784","8591"],["1785","7150"],["1786","6899"],["1787","7589"],["1788","9133"],["1789","6822"],["1790","8517"],["1791","10910"],["1792","10443"],["1793","9450"],["1794","12127"],["1795","9057"],["1796","13845"],["1797","8768"],["1798","8665"],["1799","9361"],["1800","15554"],["1801","26021"],["1802","19371"],["1803","25171"],["1804","20953"],["1805","21480"],["1806","19464"],["1807","24630"],["1808","26298"],["1809","29502"],["1810","32181"],["1811","32781"],["1812","40118"],["1813","30493"],["1814","33986"],["1815","34280"],["1816","32220"],["1817","34103"],["1818","38284"],["1819","39006"],["1820","49148"],["1821","35963"],["1822","66673"],["1823","54669"],["1824","74745"],["1825","61651"],["1826","54099"],["1827","47633"],["1828","53738"],["1829","68690"],["1830","80171"],["1831","64998"],["1832","66441"],["1833","72821"],["1834","70529"],["1835","78983"],["1836","85203"],["1837","76022"],["1838","85109"],["1839","108185"],["1840","105090"],["1841","89996"],["1842","88065"],["1843","120080"],["1844","101942"],["1845","108989"],["1846","109674"],["1847","99495"],["1848","109999"],["1849","109177"],["1850","121190"],["1851","133296"],["1852","139464"],["1853","149193"],["1854","163477"],["1855","152035"],["1856","154769"],["1857","139732"],["1858","134663"],["1859","143067"],["1860","151281"],["1861","112847"],["1862","90712"],["1863","102593"],["1864","117488"],["1865","127788"],["1866","136509"],["1867","133957"],["1868","138773"],["1869","146117"],["1870","155180"],["1871","146749"],["1872","161427"],["1873","156983"],["1874","181288"],["1875","177025"],["1876","178458"],["1877","178191"],["1878","161631"],["1879","184121"],["1880","211147"],["1881","218984"],["1882","216467"],["1883","263598"],["1884","245646"],["1885","237063"],["1886","204448"],["1887","223640"],["1888","228849"],["1889","218222"],["1890","224826"],["1891","235269"],["1892","263761"],["1893","255550"],["1894","257846"],["1895","278150"],["1896","292336"],["1897","290098"],["1898","313555"],["1899","338480"],["1900","371774"],["1901","355925"],["1902","363868"],["1903","358005"],["1904","399270"],["1905","382848"],["1906","396181"],["1907","403531"],["1908","428137"],["1909","377938"],["1910","399904"],["1911","413772"],["1912","434293"],["1913","416426"],["1914","387082"],["1915","368884"],["1916","354769"],["1917","374406"],["1918","317735"],["1919","346069"],["1920","425496"],["1921","378319"],["1922","432756"],["1923","353961"],["1924","326510"],["1925","340273"],["1926","309993"],["1927","366328"],["1928","354556"],["1929","344006"],["1930","368416"],["1931","345723"],["1932","306716"],["1933","259221"],["1934","300671"],["1935","316323"],["1936","322550"],["1937","337703"],["1938","334591"],["1939","335300"],["1940","304357"],["1941","279742"],["1942","253927"],["1943","216837"],["1944","194617"],["1945","244025"],["1946","317221"],["1947","353008"],["1948","380011"],["1949","408542"],["1950","426605"],["1951","415545"],["1952","420157"],["1953","385745"],["1954","412083"],["1955","422816"],["1956","439499"],["1957","473248"],["1958","486683"],["1959","487593"],["1960","547945"],["1961","605469"],["1962","660369"],["1963","680542"],["1964","661439"],["1965","747661"],["1966","783315"],["1967","806035"],["1968","875566"],["1969","848206"],["1970","882174"],["1971","839912"],["1972","849873"],["1973","827083"],["1974","805133"],["1975","788062"],["1976","812380"],["1977","816510"],["1978","830731"],["1979","822743"],["1980","827318"],["1981","834722"],["1982","863753"],["1983","871666"],["1984","926311"],["1985","934766"],["1986","987154"],["1987","1036870"],["1988","1057811"],["1989","1105934"],["1990","1192019"],["1991","1180758"],["1992","1287245"],["1993","1247323"],["1994","1314160"],["1995","1370558"],["1996","1458053"],["1997","1476102"],["1998","1553860"],["1999","1657354"],["2000","1866607"],["2001","1879893"],["2002","2061243"],["2003","2331065"],["2004","2529583"],["2005","2453431"],["2006","2676557"],["2007","2946387"],["2008","4099810"]]

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use matter in a sentence?

1. Cincinnati President Santa J. Ono:

   Our hearts grieve for his loss, we also know that police officers risk their lives every day, and when their efforts to protect themselves and our community result in a death, it is a tragedy. No matter the circumstances, it is a time of unimaginable sadness for all involved.

2. Ana Colovic Lesoska:

   I felt that it was a matter of injustice, it's not as if a meteor dropped on the middle of the park and destroyed the lynx, it's a decision... It was a decision by the banks to contribute to the extinction of the Balkan lynx.

3. Konrad Szymanski:

   The only matter of absolute principle (for Poland) is differentiating between people within the EU based on their passport.

4. Jeff Butler:

   Freezing in place is the worst thing you can do. Seconds would matter, the first thing is running. Don't hunker down in place, if there is a viable exit nearby that gets you completely out of the scenario.

5. Karen Evans:

   When you look across the board, it's a culture change that has to happen, no matter what the size of an organization is — it's the leadership, it's the CEO, it then cascades down to all the employees.