Ulterior Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Ulterior

Meaning 1 : coming at a subsequent time or stage

    Example : without ulterior argument

    Synonyms : later,  posterior
Meaning 2 : lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)

    Example : looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge

    Synonyms : subterranean,  subterraneous
Meaning 3 : beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote

    Example : a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion,without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior


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