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 two often find themselves at odds thanks to a human figure who sets Tom out to rid the homestead of Jerry. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Now, her previous decision to follow a code of silence is at odds with her desire to talk. — Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

There was a lot of work on the medical cases to make the investigations complex and realistic, but there was also an entry point built around a strong, funny, unpleasant character, completely at odds with her return to her roots. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

The move puts the agency at odds with a California Air Resources Board requirement that all transit agencies operate only zero-emission buses by 2040. — Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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