Matter definition

Matter as a noun

1. a vaguely specified concern

   "several matters to attend to"

   Same sense: thing, affair

2. some situation or event that is thought about

   "it is a matter for the police"

   Same sense: issue, subject, topic

3. that which has mass and occupies space

   "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"

4. a problem

   "is anything the matter?"

5. (used with negation) having consequence

   "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"

6. written works (especially in books or magazines)

   "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"

Matter as a verb

7. have weight; have import, carry weight

   "It does not matter much"

   Same sense: count, weigh

Synonyms and antonyms

• thing definition
• affair
• issue definition
• subject
• topic
• count
• weigh

All synonyms of matter, sense by sense

How to say matter

Matter has 2 syllables and rhymes with latter. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with matter

• latter
• batter
• scatter
• chatter
• flatter
• platter
• shatter
• fatter
• hatter
• splatter
• patter
• clatter

All 20 words that rhyme with matter

MATTER in word games

Scrabble

8

Words With Friends

9

Anagrams

0

Is MATTER a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check MATTER in the word checker, or unscramble MATTER to see the shorter words in its letters.