at loggerheads

Speech parts

1. at loggerheads - Phrase

2. at loggerheads - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

in a dispute or confrontation

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Synonyms

at odds fighting hostile arguing conflicting contentious estranged antagonistic clashing scrappy quarrelsome at variance quarrelling mutually exclusive at sixes and sevens

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Antonyms

united consonant compatible congruent harmonious agreeable

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Examples

Like body and soul theory and practice are one, and like body and soul they are for the most part at loggerheads. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

I can find good in my boss but he is at loggerheads with me. Yiddish Proverb

I can find good in my boss but he is at loggerheads with me. Jewish Proverb

Sam and his parents were at loggerheads over the question of car privileges Source: Internet

Barnier and his British counterpart, David Frost, have been at loggerheads for months over key sticking points that include unfair competition rules, policing any future deal and fishing rights. Source: Internet

Artur Vanetsian, the former National Security Service (NSS) chief increasingly at loggerheads with Armenia’s political leadership, has been summoned for questioning in two criminal investigations, it emerged on Friday. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

at loggerheads

Close letter words and terms

at little extra cost at local level at location at long distances at long last at long range