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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Smith, after years at the vanguard, now finds himself at odds with the Evangelical Zeitgeist.
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Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
The protestors believe that military adventurism has drained Iranian resources and helped put the country at odds with both the West and its Arab neighbors.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Misunderstandings and conflicts often arise not because people are inherently at odds, but because expectations are not clearly communicated.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Lawyers, Uber at odds in federal court, too Uber is a formidable entity in ballot measure fights, having been one of the technology companies that spent a record $200 million in 2020 to pass a ballot measure preventing its employees from unionizing.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
The protestors believe that military adventurism has drained Iranian resources and helped put the country at odds with both the West and its Arab neighbors.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Misunderstandings and conflicts often arise not because people are inherently at odds, but because expectations are not clearly communicated.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Lawyers, Uber at odds in federal court, too Uber is a formidable entity in ballot measure fights, having been one of the technology companies that spent a record $200 million in 2020 to pass a ballot measure preventing its employees from unionizing.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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