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 point mattered in a republic still deciding how its authority should differ from that of the European monarchies that Americans portrayed as corrupt. — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

And then none of it mattered because his special teams bailed him out with a big kick return (thanks to a terrible decision by Eagles coach Nick Sirianni to even allow a kick return in the first place) followed by a walk-off field goal. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

The only thing that really mattered was what would get the most laughs. — Blake J. Harris, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

The lifting was assumed, God was the obvious entity being addressed, but what mattered most was the us, us, us. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Right around now is when the tailwinds would start to kick in if historical statistics were all that mattered. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

And measuring every new release against Barker’s singular result risks not only overlooking what other movies have accomplished — but drawing the wrong conclusions about why some films fell short in ways that mattered to them. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026

Security, architecture, testing, governance and accountability have always mattered in enterprise technology. — Drew Naukam, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

And after years competing internationally, at levels only a select few can fathom, that balance mattered. — Bella Armstrong, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026