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 odds with the way the problem was being handled.
The results of the study are at odds with our previous findings.
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The Cowboys were at odds with Parsons for months over a contract extension, and finally put an end to the saga last Thursday.
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Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Drake and a portion of the West Coast continue to be at odds.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Politics and facts are often at odds.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Across science agencies, the administration has fired employees and advisory panel members, stopped grants and issued policies at odds with scientific findings.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2025
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Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Drake and a portion of the West Coast continue to be at odds.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Politics and facts are often at odds.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Across science agencies, the administration has fired employees and advisory panel members, stopped grants and issued policies at odds with scientific findings.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at odds
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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