nonmatch

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noun

That which is not a match; a mismatch.

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Meanings

nounnonmatch (plural nonmatches)

plural nonmatches

  1. That which is not a match; a mismatch.

    For example, if blood is found in the general vicinity of a crime scene, a nonmatch would not prove that a defendant was innocent the way a nonmatch of skin from under the fingernails of a stabbing victim might.

    2009 May 19, “The Right to DNA Testing”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + match.

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APA

nonmatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmatch

MLA

“nonmatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmatch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonmatch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmatch.

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