don't care

ADJECTIVE

uncommitted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

neutral unaffiliated uninvolved

STRONG

unattached

WEAK

cut loose fence-sitting floating free-spirited laid-back middle ground middle-of-the-road nonaligned nonpartisan on the fence restrained unpledged

Antonyms

WEAK

aligned attached committed involved united

Example Sentences

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For some of those individuals who are nearing or at retirement age anyway, maybe they don’t care.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Some days, it feels as if investors don’t care if Tesla makes consumer vehicles at all.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

They don’t care that the leaks could chill deliberation and collegiality on the Court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“I don’t care if you’re a socialist, a Republican, a Democrat or an independent,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“I don’t care what you say or think.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell