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

Correspondence files that document how a company responded at the moments that mattered most. — Amanda Turcotte, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

What mattered was finding a buyer who would honor that history. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Pernik said the relationship mattered more than the $1 million. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Making the record required a similar trust in what mattered to her. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

What mattered to the business was solving real problems for customers. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2026

What mattered was that this guy Penny had come up and grabbed Neely from behind and killed him. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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

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