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couldn't care less

ADJECTIVE
apathetic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
callous indifferent laid-back passive stoic uninterested
WEAK
blah cold cool could care less don't give a damn draggy emotionless flat impassive insensible languid moony stolid unconcerned unemotional unfeeling unmoved unresponsive untouched what the hell wimpy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
caring compassionate concerned feeling interested sympathetic
WEAK
responsive
ADJECTIVE
could care less
Synonyms
WEAK
apathetic neutral not give a tinker's damn unconcerned uninterested
ADJECTIVE
dispassionate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abstract candid detached disinterested sober unbiased unemotional
WEAK
aloof calm cold-blooded cold-fish collected composed cool cool cat fair iceberg impersonal imperturbable indifferent judicial just laid back moderate neutral nondiscriminatory nonpartisan objective poker-faced quiet serene temperate tough unexcitable unexcited unflappable uninvolved unmoved unprejudiced unruffled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
biased interested prejudiced
WEAK
emotional excited feeling involved moved partial passionate subjective
ADJECTIVE
incurious
Synonyms
WEAK
blah callous cold cool could care less detached don't give a damn draggy emotionless flat impassive indifferent insensible laid-back languid lethargic listless moony passive phlegmatic stoic stolid unconcerned unemotional unfeeling uninterested unmoved unresponsive untouched what the hell wimpy

Example Sentences

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The others are "invited, barely," he said, before adding "I couldn't care less if they come."

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Being a snarky 16-year-old boy, I couldn’t care less about society ladies or their suitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

"I'll tell you something that's going to get me in trouble, but I couldn't care less," he said, when asked how the nation can be fixed.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

He added: “I don’t care about Black Sabbath, I never did. Have no interest in biting the heads of chickens or whatever they do. I couldn’t care less, you know.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Her brother couldn’t care less that they were moving again.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman