Synonyms of mattering

mattering

verb

present participle of matter

as in weighing

to be of importance

she believes that doing well in school really does matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weighing
• meaning
• influencing
• signifying
• affecting
• counting
• importing
• cutting ice
• carrying weight
• concerning
• swaying
• amounting (to)
• adding up (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mattering

Perhaps that was the right model in the services era, where proximity to the work was the differentiator, but when work can be automated, being close to it stops mattering. — Nick Heddy, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

My dad never chased the kind of mattering that consumed me and so many of my peers. — Matthew Emerzian, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

In the end, none of these delays may end up mattering. — Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

And so my surreal day-to-day, a regular life broken up by suspensions of my rights, stopped mattering. — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026

For many drivers, that's a big deal, Valdez Streaty says, with fuel savings mattering more at a time when car prices are sharply up. — Mike Winters, CNBC, 19 May 2026

Lajos’s transparent skin, initially so intriguing, does not end up mattering or meaning anything. — Literary Hub, 1 May 2026

Good morning from Boston, There are moments that end up mattering. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

Once wins and losses stop mattering, the attention turns to how those players are progressing. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026