matter vs substance

substance vs matter

matter and substance both are nouns.

matter is a verb but substance is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
matter	Yes	No	Yes	No
substance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, substance is a hyponym of matter; that is, substance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than matter:

matter: that which has mass and occupies space
substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

Other hyponyms of matter include deposit, sediment, ylem, dark matter, antimatter, glop, fluid, goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, slime, sludge, system, residue, solid, solute, emanation, vegetable matter, gray body, grey body, point mass, pointlike mass.

matter (noun)	substance (noun)
that which has mass and occupies space	the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
(used with negation) having consequence	a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
some situation or event that is thought about	the property of holding together and retaining its shape
a vaguely specified concern	the idea that is intended
a problem	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
written works (especially in books or magazines)	content communicating a message; what something is about
	considerable capital (wealth or income)
	material of a particular kind or constitution

matter (verb)	substance (verb)
have weight; have import, carry weight

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