Synonyms for matter

noun

1. Substance

   body, material, substantiality, corporeality, corporeity, protoplasm, constituents, stuff, materialness, object, thing, physical world; see also element 2.

   Antonyms nothing*, nihility, immateriality.

2. Difficulty

   trouble, distress, perplexity; see difficulty 2.

3. Subject

   interest, focus, resolution; see subject 1, theme 1, topic.

4. An affair

   undertaking, circumstance, concern; see affair 1.

5. Pus

   suppuration, maturation, discharge, purulence, ulceration, infection; see also sore.

as a matter of fact

for that matter

no matter

verb

1. To be of importance

   value, carry weight, weigh, signify, be substantive, be important, have influence, import, imply, denote, express, be of consequence, involve, be worthy of notice; see also mean 1.

2. To form or discharge pus

   suppurate, come to a head, fester; see decay.