subject matter

noun

: matter presented for consideration in discussion, thought, or study

Examples of subject matter in a Sentence

I found the film's subject matter to be quite disturbing.

She disapproves of the artist's choice of subject matter.

Recent Examples on the Web

The subject matter feels woefully modern, culminating in Brian trying to convince a literal mob of his progressive credentials. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

These informed the subject matter for her lifelike paintings. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

When Vance does address specifically Catholic subject matter, his language is in some cases awkward and in almost all curiously unidiomatic. — Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Tuck is focusing on wall paintings the middle class had inside smaller houses and how the subject matter differed from murals inside elite homes. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subject matter

• antimatter
• atter
• batter
• blatter
• catarrh
• chatter
• clatter
• fatter
• flatter
• hatter
• latter
• natter

Kids Definition

subject matter

noun

: matter presented for consideration in discussion, thought, or study

the poem's subject matter