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At cross purposes

Synonyms for "at cross purposes" (103 found)

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Informal (7)

Adj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adv, noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, slang(2 words)

out of whack at outs

Adj, noun, prep, slang(1 words)

General use (96)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, verb(2 words)

reverse contrary

Adj, adv, noun, prep(2 words)

opposite vis-a-vis

Adj, noun, verb(6 words)

perverse grating clashing jarring inverse differing

Adj, noun(13 words)

hostile contradictory disagreeable discordant incompatible obverse dissident variant discrepant adversative oppugnant antithetic oppositive

Adjective(22 words)

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adversive contradistinct

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, verb(8 words)

opposing disproportionate conflicting opposed contrasted compensating confronting countervailing

Conj, prep(1 words)

Prep_phrase(8 words)

at odds at variance against the grain at issue at war at loggerheads at daggers drawn on the outs

Adv, prep(1 words)

Noun, verb(4 words)

balancing disagreeing counterbalancing jangling

Prep, verb(1 words)

Adj, adv(2 words)

eyeball to eyeball eyeball-to-eyeball

in opposition out of accord in opposition to counter to against the wind against the tide at daggers at war with in confrontation in hostile array with crossed bayonets in conflict with opposed to adverse to at cross-purposes with at feud at square at strife at enmity

Adverb(1 words)

Preposition(1 words)

Noun(1 words)

Verb(2 words)

counterpoised squared off

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