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

The light on Toure’s brief Hurricanes tenure appeared to go dark after last season, his lone campaign with Miami which ended with a trip to the national championship game and with Toure playing his best football when the games mattered the most. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Seeing that level of commitment, from the coach and the people involved, really mattered to me. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 July 2026

One imagines Naipaul returning from Jonestown and San Francisco, shaping despair into limber, unforgettable sentences, approaching the absolute terror and humanity of his moment—and none of it mattered. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

None of that history mattered though when Nick Moon put Boise on the scoreboard in the seventh minute and forced club staff to scramble for a new corner flag. — Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026

How people spoke and interacted — especially within the council of the chiefs — mattered. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026

Listening, understanding and creating space for fears, questions and uncertainty mattered more. — Nathaniel Tilton, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Neither of his parents had played sports at a high level, but that hardly mattered. — Latif Love july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

All that time with each other must have mattered to their souls, must have bound them together in ways that Will never bothered to care about. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026