AT ODDS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

at odds

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Definition of at odds

as in divided

disagreeing with each other They've been at odds since the election.

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as in inconsistent

not being in agreement or harmony I thought the soundtrack was at odds with the tone of the movie.

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Recent Examples of at odds School officials and the mayor of New Haven are at odds over the safety of the city’s public school buildings, even as teachers are set to welcome students back to school on Monday. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 This triggered a realignment within the gaming industry, and put them at odds with Nevada regulators, too. — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Going off at odds of 10-1, this afterthought won the oldest Stakes race for three-year-olds by a half-length. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Otherwise, the crowd was largely at odds with Hansen and his client. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at odds

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at loggerheads

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However, some of the powers at loggerheads over the region were always going to see this year’s summit as a showdown.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were already at loggerheads over Syria, with Saudi Arabia backing the post-Assad regime and the UAE sharing Israel’s hostility to it, and Yemen, where Saudi Arabia had just driven out Emirati proxies.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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