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at loggerheads

ADJECTIVE
belligerent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressive antagonistic bellicose combative contentious hostile ornery quarrelsome
STRONG
fighting flip mean militant
WEAK
ardent battling cantankerous fierce have a bone to pick have chip on shoulder have it in for hot hot-tempered on the outs pugnacious scrappy truculent warlike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable calm friendly kind peaceful
STRONG
peaceloving
WEAK
cooperative helping nice
ADJECTIVE
quarreling
Synonyms
STRONG
conflicting disputing
WEAK
at odds at variance
ADJECTIVE
scrappy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressive combative fierce ornery
WEAK
antagonistic ardent battling bellicose cantankerous contentious fighting flip have a bone to pick have chip on shoulder have it in for hostile hot hot-tempered mean militant on the outs pugnacious quarrelsome truculent warlike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm peaceful

Example Sentences

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Signatories of the landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty began a meeting Monday at the United Nations as fears of a renewed arms race escalate, with atomic powers again at loggerheads over safeguards.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

For many, having the government on their side helps when they are at loggerheads with pre-teens desperate to get onto social media.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Turkey, for example, provides military support to the central government in Somalia—which is at loggerheads with Somaliland and another of the country’s independent-minded entities, Puntland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

The government had already been at loggerheads with Junts in other parliamentary votes and negotiated its support on a case-by-case basis.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

At the moment, the tempestuous quarrels have subsided; only Dussel and the van Daans are still at loggerheads.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank