Issue
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
Issue is a synonym for matter in subject topic. You can use "Issue" instead a noun "Matter", if it concerns topics such as thing, idea, problem, situation.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| sensitive | sensitive issue | sensitive matter |
| particular | particular issue | particular matter |
| similar | similar issue | similar matter |
| related | related issue | related matter |
| Other adjectives: complex, regular, current, small, actual, entire, real, complicated, serious, little, main, important, personal, new, general, minor, different, controversial. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Then it was going to be on HBO with Mark Steven Johnson wanting to do every episode issue by issue, but again the dark subject matter got it canned.
Source: Saved from Development Hell - No matter what problem Michael has in the main story arc, he will always accept a new client that needs his help with an unrelated issue.
Source: Plot Detour - It first started as a version of the Gone to Texas story arc with Rachel Talalay directing, but it was canned due to budget issues and the dark subject matter.
Source: Saved from Development Hell
Cite this Source
Matter and Issue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/matter
Issue & Matter. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/matter>.
Matter or Issue. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/matter.
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