couldn't have cared 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

verb
  1. pastsimple past of couldn't care less
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APA

couldn't have cared less. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couldn't%20have%20cared%20less

MLA

“couldn't have cared less.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couldn't%20have%20cared%20less. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “couldn't have cared less,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couldn't%20have%20cared%20less.

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