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Synonyms for matter
ˈmæt ərmat·ter

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Wiktionary3.7 / 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 Antonyms3.0 / 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

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 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

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How to use matter in a sentence?

  1. Lyla Stensrud:

    Although I was listening to him, I just felt something inside of me say, Just have hope and have faith. It didnt matter to me that she was 21 weeks and four days. I didnt care.

  2. John Roberts:

    It has specifically provided that it is a crime to lie under oath in the naturalization process, even about an immaterial matter, and it has provided that certain of those immaterial lies are categorical bars to naturalization.

  3. Theodore Roosevelt:

    A man must first care for his own household before he can be of use to the state. But no matter how well he cares for his household, he is not a good citizen unless he also takes thought of the state. In the same way, a great nation must think of its own internal affairs; and yet it cannot substantiate its claim to be a great nation unless it also thinks of its position in the world at large.

  4. Nancy Pelosi:

    Congressman Conyers should resign, he has served our Congress and shaped consequential legislation (but) zero tolerance means consequences for everyone -- no matter the great legacy.

  5. Tony Fabrizio:

    The truth of the matter is, even among Republicans, there isn’t a clear consensus. They want restrictions. The question is what restrictions and how far should they go.


Translations for matter

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  • 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
  • Chinese
  • indaba, udabaZulu

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