Affect
Matters
Affect and matters are semantically related in importance topic. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Matters".
Both words in one sentence
- Whether Superman knows it won't hurt him at the time is irrelevant to the trope, it only matters that it didn't affect him.
Source: Negate Your Own Sacrifice -
This doesn't affect gameplay much, since the peasants are weak and most of the player's battles will likely be on the offensive where it is the other side's good or evil that matters.
Source: Karma Meter -
Muggles are explicitly outside their jurisdiction, and the Minister of Magic consults with the U.K.'s Prime Minister on matters which affect both — albeit in an infuriatingly high-handed fashion.
Source: The Magocracy
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Matters and Affect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/matters
Affect & Matters. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/matters>.
Matters or Affect. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/matters.
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