Synonyms of mattered

mattered

verb

past tense of matter

as in meant

to be of importance

she believes that doing well in school really does matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meant
• weighed
• signified
• counted
• influenced
• imported
• affected
• cut ice
• carried weight
• concerned
• swayed
• amounted (to)
• added up (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mattered

That is why the chemistry inside KU’s locker room has mattered to him this week. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

An eBay Live auction let shoppers bid in real time while industry voices explained why each piece mattered. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

What mattered was making sure the initial choice never became irreversible, so an organization could change models as its scale and requirements evolved. — Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Yet to fans of these four programs, Missouri-Kansas and Iowa State-Iowa mattered just as much, if not more. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Why wine experience mattered The study found that professional experience with wine was associated with greater wine knowledge. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

The story resonated, not because this one World Cup match mattered, but because the presumptuous disdain that America showed for everyone else was so familiar. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

That hardly mattered, since the deals didn’t require Leonard to actually do anything for the money. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

To Hazel Roberts, 18, a first-year student at Grand Canyon University who started a Turning Point chapter back in high school, these intraparty rifts are a painful reminder of why Kirk's leadership mattered. — Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026