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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The Moon is at odds with three planets, which can trigger arguments, snide remarks and even cruel retorts.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
That puts it at odds with its own Destiny 2 update launch, Shadow and Order, due out on March 3, but my sources tell me that will be delayed due to that, though Bungie has not announced that yet.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
That timeline is at odds with what the United Nations and Palestinians expect will be a very long process to rehabilitate Gaza.
—Julia Frankel, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
In the negotiations, the three downstream or lower basin states — California, Arizona and Nevada — are at odds with the four states in the river’s upper basin — Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
That puts it at odds with its own Destiny 2 update launch, Shadow and Order, due out on March 3, but my sources tell me that will be delayed due to that, though Bungie has not announced that yet.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
That timeline is at odds with what the United Nations and Palestinians expect will be a very long process to rehabilitate Gaza.
—Julia Frankel, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
In the negotiations, the three downstream or lower basin states — California, Arizona and Nevada — are at odds with the four states in the river’s upper basin — Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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