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

Instead of one person carrying the invisible responsibility of keeping everything together, more members of the household could see what mattered and contribute to what happened next. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Yet, none of that would have mattered if the music didn’t match, or exceed, the visuals. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

These researchers found that school climate and how connected students felt to their school mattered even more for attendance after the pandemic than before it. — Jerome A. Graham, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Books mattered not only because they were read, but because people read them together. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

For destination categories, such as televisions, laptops, and mobile phones, the perception of in-store value during information search and immediate fulfillment corresponded closely with revenue uplift; easier returns mattered much less. — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026

Wholesale partners who had helped build Nike for years suddenly mattered less. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

But when the game still mattered, when the starters were out there, the Panthers fell flat. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026

The finish was calm, and came after good pressing from himself and Viktor Gyokeres, but the celebration that followed was what mattered. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026