No match vs Not match

Both "no match" and "not match" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "No match" is commonly used to indicate that there is no similarity or correspondence between two things, while "not match" is not commonly used in this context. It is more common to use "not match" in a sentence like "The colors do not match."

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that there is no similarity or correspondence between two things.

"No match"

Use "no match" to indicate that there is no similarity or correspondence between two things. For example, "The fingerprints found at the crime scene were no match for those of the suspect."

Examples:

The sizes of the shoes were no match for his feet.
The two paintings were no match in terms of quality.
Her skills were no match for his expertise.
The puzzle pieces were no match for each other.
The flavors of the dishes were no match for each other.

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No match on the prints from our nationwide database either.
No match on Fletcher's fingerprints.
No match on the DNA unfortunately.
No match to what Humphreys was wearing when he killed himself.
There was no match between Catherine and your father.
No match in the system for an old lady.
No match on the code name.
No match in NCIC's database for missing persons.
No match on the killer's DNA, Walter.
No match but it was laced with an alkaloid, a compound commonly found in a plant, Datura stramonium.
No match on prints, dental or DNA.
No match on the partials from Collins' car.
I also passed her photo off to the morgue - No match against Jane does.
No match in our system, but we are we looking for a white male, probably of Middle European descent.
No match for the casings from the gun used on Greeson. And here are the Stroh files you asked for this morning.
No match to any local bars or clubs, but I'm still searching.
No match in our system. I'll need someone to compare it to.
No match, no witnesses, no prints, case went cold.
Fake name, no match for the prints found in the room.
No match in the opiate family.

Alternatives:

no similarity
no correspondence
no resemblance
no comparison
no equivalence

This phrase is correct but not commonly used in the context of indicating lack of similarity or correspondence between two things. It is more commonly used in sentences like "The colors do not match."

"Not match"

Use "not match" in sentences where you want to indicate that two things do not correspond or are not similar. For example, "The patterns on the curtains do not match the wallpaper."

Examples:

The colors of the socks and the shirt do not match.
The sizes of the shoes do not match.
The textures of the fabrics do not match.
The flavors of the dishes do not match.
The styles of the furniture do not match.

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Sums may not match perfectly because of rounding.
And the results of that may not match what our intentions had been.
Not match girls nor market traders...
But the data matrix within the capsule does not match any standard format.
Her first statement does not match.
The front does not match the back.
Angle of the bullet does not match.
These tracks here do not match with the bear's.
This guy does not match others.
Gomie thought the dirt might not match.
Stuart Bloom does not match the pattern.
Stuart Bloom does not match the pattern.
And you are not match for us both.
All right, that does not match our other victims.
The vessel does not match the Hood's configuration or ID signal.
Voice does not match file from 1989.
And in this case, the picture does not match the profile.
The symptoms do not match the disease.
Her palate could have not match with the food from another family.
His weapon does not match the bullets found on Laura.

Alternatives:

do not correspond
do not align
do not coincide
do not harmonize
do not synchronize

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