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Synonyms for matter

Most common

thing affair substance stuff subject topic

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Material; substance. Anything with mass and volume.

  2. n. 2

    Material; substance. Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles.

Forms

Plural
matters → things, affairs, substances, stuffs…

Example sentences

  • thing The professor thought it rude to say such a thing.
  • moment Could you keep an eye on my suitcase for a moment?
  • concern Money is without a doubt my most pressing concern.
  • substance The result of the experiment was a blue substance.
  • subject A man of strong will is not subject to corruption.
  • topic Politics was the main topic of their conversation.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
mattersteady
thingrising
momentrising
concernsteady
substancesteady
subjectfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
body2, copy2, atom2, pith1
5 letters
thing1, event2, issue2, sense1, stuff1, topic2
6 letters
moment2, amount2, weight1, affair2, import2
7 letters
subject2, purpose2, trouble2, concern2, context2, essence2, materia
8 letters
business2, question2, material4, argument3, tangible3, molecule3
9 letters
substance2
10 letters
importance3, difficulty4, manuscript3
11 letters
consequence3, undertaking4, materiality6
12 letters
significance4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
matière
Italiano
materia
Español
materia
Català
matèria