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Synonyms for matter

verb

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.
To form or discharge pus
suppurate, come to a head, fester; see decay.

noun

Substance
body, material, substantiality, corporeality, corporeity, protoplasm, constituents, stuff, materialness, object, thing, physical world; see also element 2.
Antonyms nothing*, nihility, immateriality.
Difficulty
trouble, distress, perplexity; see difficulty 2.
Subject
interest, focus, resolution; see subject 1, theme 1, topic.
An affair
undertaking, circumstance, concern; see affair 1.
Pus
suppuration, maturation, discharge, purulence, ulceration, infection; see also sore.

in fact, in actuality, truly; see really 1.

in regard to that, as far as that is concerned, concerning that; see and.

it doesn't matter, it is of no concern, regardless of; see regardless 2.

See matter in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

noun

That which occupies space and can be perceived by the senses:
materiality, substance. See body
That from which things are or can be made:
material, stuff, substance. Idiom: grist for one's mill. See matter
What a speech, piece of writing, or artistic work is about:
argument, point, subject, subject matter, text, theme, topic. See meaning
Something to be done, considered, or dealt with:
affair, business, thing. See thing