Phrase guide

at odds

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ət‿ˈɒdz/
  • General-American, dialectal: /ət‿ˈɑdz/ of Canada
  • General-American, dialectal: [əɾ‿ˈɑdz] of Canada
  • Canada, dialectal: /ət‿ˈɒdz/ of the US
  • Canada, dialectal: [əɾ‿ˈɒdz] of the US
  • Australian: /ət‿ˈɔdz/
  • Australian: [əɾ‿ˈɔdz]
  • Queensland Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • New-Zealand: /ət‿ˈɒdz/
  • New-Zealand: [əɾ‿ˈɔ̟dz]
  • rhymes with -ɒdz

1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

In disagreement; conflicting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The witness’s statement seems to be at odds with the evidence—not a good sign for the prosecutor.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: at loggerheads, at sixes and sevens, at variance

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From at + odds (“(obsolete) dissimilarity; inequality”).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 不和 (bùhé) — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不相稱 /不相称 (bù xiāngchèn) — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不一致 (bù yīzhì) — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大相逕庭 /大相迳庭 (dàxiāngjìngtíng) — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Finnish: ristiriidassa — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • French: en conflit — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Hungarian: ellentmond — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Hungarian: eltér — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Hungarian: hadilábon áll — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Italian: in conflitto — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Italian: in contrasto — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Italian: in disaccordo — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Macedonian: во несогласу́вање (vo nesoglasúvanje) — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Polish: na bakier — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Polish: w konflikcie — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Polish: w niezgodzie — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Polish: w sprzeczności — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Spanish: en conflicto — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Spanish: en desacuerdo — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Swedish: i strid — in disagreement — see also conflicting
  • Welsh: anghytûn — in disagreement — see also conflicting