at odds
idiom
: not agreeing with each other : in a state of disagreement
The parents and teachers are still at odds (about/over what to teach the students).
—often + withThe two groups have long been at odds with each other.
He was completely at oddswith the way the problem was being handled.
The results of the study are at odds with our previous findings.
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With congressional leadership still at odds over what to do, neither piece of legislation is expected to pass.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Trump has struggled in California because his policies and political platform are at odds with many of the state's dominant political and social values.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
This places it at odds with almost 40 other ISA members, which support a pause or moratorium on mining until rigorous monitoring and environmental safeguards are in place.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
The priorities for Ukraine and its European backers — to effectively undermine any ceasefire deal that Russia would legitimately be able to call a victory — appear to be at odds with some very basic tenets of White House policy, meanwhile.
—Duarte Dias, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Trump has struggled in California because his policies and political platform are at odds with many of the state's dominant political and social values.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
This places it at odds with almost 40 other ISA members, which support a pause or moratorium on mining until rigorous monitoring and environmental safeguards are in place.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
The priorities for Ukraine and its European backers — to effectively undermine any ceasefire deal that Russia would legitimately be able to call a victory — appear to be at odds with some very basic tenets of White House policy, meanwhile.
—Duarte Dias, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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