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   matter

   /ˈmatə/

   noun

   • 1. physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy: "the structure and properties of matter" Similar materialsubstancestuffmedium
   • ▪ a particular substance: "organic matter" Similar materialsubstancestuffmedium
   • ▪ written or printed material: "reading matter"
   • 2. a subject or situation under consideration: "a great deal of work was done on this matter" Similar affairbusinessproceedingsituationcircumstanceeventhappeningoccurrenceincidentepisodeoccasionexperiencethingsubjecttopicissuequestionpointpoint at issueitemcaseconcerntheme
   • ▪ something which is to be tried or proved in court; a case.
   • ▪ the present state of affairs: "we can do nothing to change matters"
   • 3. the reason for distress or a problem: "what's the matter?" Similar problemtroubledifficultyupsetdistressworrybothercomplication
   • 4. the substance or content of a text as distinct from its style or form. Similar contentsubject mattertextargumentsubstancethesissensepurportgistpithessentialsburden
   • ▪ the body of a printed work, as distinct from titles, headings, etc.
   • ▪ the particular content of a proposition, as distinct from its form.

   verb

   • 1. be important or significant: "it doesn't matter what the guests wear" Similar importanceconsequencesignificancenoteimportmomentweightinterestmake any differencemake a differencebe importantbe of importancebe of consequencesignifybe of significancebe relevantbe of accountcarry weightcountinformal:cut any ice
   • ▪ (of a person) be important or influential: "she was trying to get known by the people who matter" Similar be influentialhave influencebe important
   • 2. (of a wound) secrete or discharge pus. rare US

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin materia ‘timber, substance’, also ‘subject of discourse’, from mater ‘mother’.

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   Synonyms for MATTER: topic, question, subject, theme, motif, essence, content, motive; Antonyms of MATTER: aside, tangent, digression, excursion, parenthesis, interjection, solution, answer.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of matter in English. matter. noun. These are words and phrases related to matter. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of matter. The physical world is composed of matter. He has some foreign matter in his eye. Synonyms. material. substance. stuff. elements. object. thing. Antonyms

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   Synonyms for MATTER in English: situation, thing, issue, concern, business, question, event, subject, affair, incident, ….

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   matter. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Noun: substance. Synonyms: substance, material, stuff, thing, body, physical substance, physical world, solid matter, liquid matter, solids, liquids, gas, corporeality, fabric, organic matter, waste matter. Antonyms:

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    Synonyms for MATTERS: topics, themes, questions, motifs, subjects, contents, issues, motives; Antonyms of MATTERS: excursions, parentheses, tangents, digressions, asides, interjections, solutions, answers.

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    Matter Synonyms and Antonyms. Synonyms for MATTER: body, material, materiality, substantiality, substance, corporeality, corporeity; Antonyms for MATTER: nothing, nothingness, nihility, immateriality, zero, insignificance, meaninglessness.