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- [at odz]
- /æt ɒdz/
- /ət ɒdz/
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- [at odz]
- /æt ɒdz/
Definitions of at odds words
- phrase at odds If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other. 3
- noun at odds on bad terms 3
- noun at odds appearing not to correspond or match 3
- noun at odds in disagreement; quarreling 3
- noun at odds the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else: The odds are that it will rain today. 1
- noun at odds the ratio of probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else. 1
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Origin of at odds
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; special use of odd
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Parts of speech for At odds
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
at odds popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
at odds usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for at odds
adj at odds
- aggressive — An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.
- ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- cutthroat — a person who cuts throats; murderer
- antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
- combative — A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue.
Antonyms for at odds
adj at odds
- unambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- noncompetitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
- alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
- like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
- similar — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
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