Argument
Matter
Matter noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).
Usage example: that is not relevant to the matter under discussion
Argument is a synonym for matter in content topic. You can use "Argument" instead a noun "Matter", if it concerns topics such as subject, fact, meaning, statement.
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Both words in one sentence
- Whether his answers were "technically" perjury is heavily debated in forums more interested in political argument than this one, the fact of the matter is that he ended up getting his law license suspended for five years, so he didn't really succeed either way.
Source: Exact Words / Real Life -
Just mention an opinion on it (for or against the name change; it really doesn't matter), and brace for an argument.
Source: Fandom Berserk Button -
No matter what your take on the subject, it seems more likely to have just been an unresearched argument than an attempt at satirizing... whatever the hell it was allegedly satirizing.
Source: Parody Retcon
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Matter and Argument. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/argument/matter
Argument & Matter. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/argument/matter>.
Matter or Argument. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/argument/matter.
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