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

Of course, Vance is notably referring to a pollster who surveyed what mattered most to defecting Republican voters. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

Republicans lost almost every Senate seat that mattered, with the small consolation of Florida quickly washed away by the titanic loss of South Carolina. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026

Atkins reached for the stars, but the stars themselves, and the act of reaching, mattered more than who was doing it. — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026

Someone still had to decide what mattered, determine which products were relevant, and execute the changes. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

The $5,000 prize mattered to the team, but the validation that came with winning the pitch competition was important in itself. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

The second is that what mattered most about the gold rush was not the gold but the rush. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

How many moved revenue, retention or a decision that mattered? — Ben Plomion, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

These big-impact midterms have also shifted power in the statehouses, often signaling changes in state and national political landscapes that have mattered and lasted. — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026