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for that matter

for that matter prepositional phrase: as far as that is concerned.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) as far as that is concerned.
    • I didn't do it. For that matter, I didn't even know that it happened.
    • "I can't send a young, pretty girl, or for that matter even a homely one if you'd have her, on a job like this without telling her what to expect."1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 6
    Synonyms:
    come to that

Synonyms of for that matter

Questions about for that matter

What does for that matter mean?
For that matter means as far as that is concerned.
What part of speech is for that matter?
For that matter is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for that matter in the dictionary

  1. for sport
  2. for starters
  3. for sure
  4. for that
  5. for that manner
  6. for that matter
  7. for the ages
  8. for the asking
  9. for the best
  10. for the better
  11. for the birds

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