Concern and Matter

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Concern

Concern noun - A commercial or industrial activity or organization.

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Matter is a synonym for concern in affair topic. In some cases you can use "Matter" instead the word "Concern" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like business, interest, problem.

Nearby Words: concerned, concerning, concernment

Matter

Matter noun - Something to be dealt with.

Usage example: we must take care of this matter before it becomes a real problem

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Concern is a synonym for matter in problem topic. You can use "Concern" instead the word "Matter" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as subject, affair, situation.

Nearby Words: mattered, mattery, mattering

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How words are described

good	good concern	good matter
particular	particular concern	particular matter
short	short concern	short matter
actual	actual concern	actual matter
Other adjectives: real, grave, great, serious, little, main, important, personal, practical, minor, mere, pressing.

Common collocations

girl	concern girl	matter girl
thanks	concern thanks	matter thanks
deal	concern deal	matter deal
situation	concern situation	matter situation
Other words: many.

Both words in one sentence

Unfortunately, if a matter doesn't concern her students, she doesn't care about it.

Source: Bystander Syndrome
Silvia does not care about any matter that doesn't directly concern her, and gets irritated whenever Ollerus helps people and drags her into it.

Source: Bystander Syndrome
Originally a poorly-drawn gag strip about lions telling a Strawman antelope his opinions on technology are wrong, and then devouring him, it's now about a lion with a drink problem, another with father issues, and an antelope whose imminent death is a matter for serious concern.

Source: Cerebus Syndrome / Web Comics

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