couldn't care less

verb

To not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic.

Similar
could care lessnot give a tinker's damnnot give a tinker's cuss
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Meanings

verbcouldn't care less (simple past couldn't have cared less)

past couldn't have cared less · alternative could not care less

  1. idiomaticTo not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic.

    I used to be so careless / As if I couldn't care less

    1987, Gary Clark, “Mary's Prayer”, performed by Danny Wilson
    1 more example

    Less than 48 hours after Kirk was shot in broad daylight on the campus of Utah Valley University, Trump replied: “I tell you something that is going to get me in trouble, but I couldn’t care less.”

    2025 September 12, Ed Pilkington, quoting Donald Trump, “Trump declines to call for unity after Charlie Kirk killing in stunning move”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

    Synonyms: could care less, not give a tinker's damn, not give a tinker's cuss

adjectivecouldn't care less (comparative more couldn't care less, superlative most couldn't care less)

comparative more couldn't care less · superlative most couldn't care less · alternative could not care less

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of couldn't-care-less.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic.

Similar
could care lessnot give a tinker's damnnot give a tinker's cuss
Also see
could care lesswhat, me worry

Translations

Dutch niet boeien
  • niet boeiento lack interest
Finnish ei voisi vähempää kiinnostaa, vähät välittää
  • ei voisi vähempää kiinnostaato lack interest
  • vähät välittääto lack interest
French n'en avoir rien à foutre
  • n'en avoir rien à foutreto lack interest
German auf etwas pfeifen, nicht um etwas / jemanden scheren
  • auf etwas pfeifento lack interest
  • nicht um etwas / jemanden scherento lack interest
  • einen Dreck kümmernto lack interest
Greek δεν μου καίγεται καρφί
  • δεν μου καίγεται καρφί (den mou kaígetai karfí)to lack interest
Hungarian nem törődik
  • nem törődikto lack interest
Icelandic skeyta ekkert um
  • skeyta ekkert umto lack interest
Irish is cuma liom sa sioc
  • is cuma liom sa siocto lack interest
Italian fregarsene, non me ne può fregar di meno
  • fregarseneto lack interest
  • non me ne può fregar di menoto lack interest
  • fotterseneto lack interest
  • infischiarseneto lack interest
  • sbatterseneto lack interest
Norwegian Bokmål blåse i (noe)
  • blåse i (noe)to lack interest
Polish mieć gdzieś
  • mieć gdzieśto lack interest
Spanish traer sin cuidado, traer al fresco
  • traer sin cuidadoto lack interest
  • traer al frescoto lack interest
  • traer al pairoto lack interest
  • pasar olímpicamenteto lack interest
Swedish strunta i (något), skita i (något)
  • strunta i (något)to lack interest
  • skita i (något)to lack interest
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Chicago

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