could not care less

A form of couldn't care less — To not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic.

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Meanings

verbcould not care less (simple past could not have cared less)

past could not have cared less

  1. alternativeAlternative form of couldn't care less.
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could not care less. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/could%20not%20care%20less

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“could not care less.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/could%20not%20care%20less. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “could not care less,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/could%20not%20care%20less.

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