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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That assessment is at odds with the U.S. intelligence community’s view, which remains consistent that that’s not the case.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 19 June 2025
Prosecutors presented text messages in an effort to illustrate the couple, who began dating during the Covid-19 pandemic, were at odds that day.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
The state’s support of what amounts to a robust lawfare effort stands somewhat at odds with the Trump administration’s American Energy Dominance agenda and the Landry administration’s own goals to maintain a strong energy sector whose taxes and royalty payments help fund the state government.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
This trend of increasing unemployment is at odds with the picture of the rest of the U.S., where unemployment held steady at 4.2% from April to May, elevated only a little from the rate 12 months ago.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 June 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 19 June 2025
Prosecutors presented text messages in an effort to illustrate the couple, who began dating during the Covid-19 pandemic, were at odds that day.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
The state’s support of what amounts to a robust lawfare effort stands somewhat at odds with the Trump administration’s American Energy Dominance agenda and the Landry administration’s own goals to maintain a strong energy sector whose taxes and royalty payments help fund the state government.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
This trend of increasing unemployment is at odds with the picture of the rest of the U.S., where unemployment held steady at 4.2% from April to May, elevated only a little from the rate 12 months ago.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 June 2025
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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