at odds

phrase

: 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 + with

The 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.

Examples of at odds in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The genre, with its sanitized storylines and Oscar-baiting pretensions, seems fundamentally at odds with the iconoclastic chef and television personality. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

But leaders have yet to line one up, as senators remain at odds on multiple fronts — including how the bill would rein in the president’s ability to profit from digital assets. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026

There are competing routes through the strait and what’s on the table appears to involve merging them – with Iran retaining a level of control that would be at odds with US wishes. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

Interiors celebrate a sense of Baroque maximalism that may seem at odds with the surrounding Basque nature, but is meant to evoke the Belle Époque splendor that San Sebastián is famous for. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for at odds

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