Home › Words › B › bymatterbymatterbymatter · noun — something beside the main business; a side incident; a trivial, unimportant matter.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom by- + matter.nounSomething beside the main business; a side incident; a trivial, unimportant matter.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.byspeech 61% match — An incidental or casual speech not directly relating to the point. vs bymatter →bywork 60% match — Work done in addition to one's normal duties; subordinate or secondary business; work done on the side. vs bymatter →trife 60% match — A trivial matter or matters. vs bymatter →byplay 58% match — Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action. vs bymatter →bizzo 57% match — Business; a matter or matters of personal concern; a course of action. vs bymatter →circumstantial 55% match — Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential. vs bymatter →minutia 55% match — A minor detail, often of negligible importance. vs bymatter →unimportant 55% match — petty; not important or noteworthy vs bymatter →