ulterior

Letters that make ulterior

o, e, l, r, t, i, u are letters that make 'ulterior'

Words within ulterior

ER, OR, te, RI, ult, Rio, Io, Er, Te are words within 'ulterior'


3 possible definitions for 'ulterior'

Ulterior as "lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)"

Under this definition, ulterior is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

subterranean, subterraneous have the same meaning as 'ulterior'

Similar to ulterior

covert is similar to ulterior.

Example of ulterior used within this context

"subterranean motives for murder", "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell


Ulterior as "beyond or outside an area of immediate interest, remote"

Under this definition, ulterior is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to ulterior

distant, remote are similar to 'ulterior'.

Example of ulterior used within this context

"a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion", "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw


Ulterior as "coming at a subsequent time or stage"

Under this definition, ulterior is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

later(a), posterior have the same meaning as 'ulterior'

Similar to ulterior

subsequent is similar to ulterior.

Example of ulterior used within this context

"without ulterior argument", "the mood posterior to"



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