I. noun
1.
Synonyms: subject 2, argument, head, motif, motive, point, subject matter, text, theme, topic
2.
Synonyms: affair 1, business, concern, shooting match, thing
Related Word: complication, grievance, to-do, worry; circumstance, predicament
3.
Synonyms: substance 2, amount, body, burden, core, gist, meat, pith, sense, upshot
4.
Synonyms: thing 5, being, entity, individual, material, object, stuff, substance
5.
Synonyms: order 4, extent, magnitude, neighborhood, range, tune, vicinity
II. verb
to be of importance
being your own self is what really matters
Synonyms: count, import, mean, signify, weigh
Idioms: carry weight