matter n
1 body, material, stuff, substance
2 affair, business, concern, episode, event, incident, issue, occurrence, proceeding, question, situation, subject, thing, topic, transaction
4 argument, context, purport, sense, subject, substance, text, thesis
5 consequence, import, importance, moment, note, significance, weight
6 complication, difficulty, distress, problem, trouble, upset, worry
7 (Medical) discharge, purulence, pus, secretion vb
8 be important, be of consequence, carry weight, count, have influence, make a difference, mean something, signify