at-odds
Not seeing eye-to-eye
At-odds describes a state of disagreement or conflict.
People at odds with each other hold incompatible positions: The two departments have been at-odds for years.
Something can also be at-odds with expectations or facts: His cheerful tone was at-odds with the grim news.
The hyphenated form typically appears before a noun it modifies; otherwise *at odds* without the hyphen is standard.
Absence of shared opinion
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- tensionStretched or strained state
quarrel · opposition · discord · strife · antagonism · contention · feuding · butting heads
Logically opposed to itself
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- conflictingIncompatible with each other
- discrepantNot in agreement
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
mismatched · divergent · clashing · irreconcilable · inconsistent · out of sync · discordant · contrary
Those who compete
- opponentsThose who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- contendersThose seeking to win
challengers · vying · contested · pitted against · standoff · showdown · matchup · head-to-head
disagreement
Absence of shared opinion
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
tension · quarrel · opposition · discord · strife · antagonism · contention · feuding · butting heads · loggerheads
contradictory
Logically opposed to itself
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- conflictingIncompatible with each other
- discrepantNot in agreement
incongruous · mismatched · divergent · clashing · irreconcilable · inconsistent · out of sync · discordant · contrary · opposing
rivals
Those who compete
- opponentsThose who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
contenders · challengers · vying · contested · pitted against · standoff · showdown · matchup · head-to-head · competitive
at-oddsin agreement
Sharing a position
harmonious · in accord · in harmony · aligned · united
at-oddscompatible
Able to work together
congruent · consistent · in keeping · complementary · matching
at, odds, odd, oddly, oddness, oddity, oddities, odder, oddest