Synonyms of matter

1. matter, affair, thing, concern: usage: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
2. topic, subject, issue, matter, content, cognitive content, mental object: usage: 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"
3. matter, physical entity: usage: that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
4. matter, trouble, problem: usage: a problem; "is anything the matter?"
5. matter, consequence, import, moment: usage: (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
6. matter, writing, written material, piece of writing: usage: written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"

1. count, matter, weigh, be: usage: have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"