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Definitions for ULTERIOR
ʌlˈtɪər i ərul·te·ri·or

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. subterranean, subterraneous, ulterioradjective

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

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

  2. ulterioradjective

    beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote

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

  3. later(a), ulterior, posterioradjective

    coming at a subsequent time or stage

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

Wiktionary

  1. ulterioradjective

    beyond what is obvious or evident

  2. ulterioradjective

    being intentionally concealed so as to deceive

  3. ulterioradjective

    happening later; subsequent

  4. Etymology: From ulterior, comparative of ulter.

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  1. ulterior

    Ulterior typically refers to intentions or motives that are hidden or undisclosed, often because they are considered selfish, unpleasant, or unacceptable. The term can also refer to something that is further, future, or more remote, particularly in time or position, like in the phrase "ulterior plans or events."

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ulterioradjective

    situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither

  2. Ulterioradjective

    further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain

  3. Ulteriornoun

    ulterior side or part

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ulterior

    ul-tē′ri-or, adj. on the further side: beyond: in the future: remoter, beyond what is seen or avowed.—adv. Ultē′riorly, in an ulterior or remote manner. [L. ulterior (comp. of ulter), that is beyond or on the other side.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ULTERIOR in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ULTERIOR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ULTERIOR in a Sentence

  1. Police Sanjeev Marik:

    This heinous act is done because of the (incorrect) beliefs of people and many of these beliefs often have ulterior motives behind them.

  2. Xu Hong:

    We can see so many countries coming to the fore hyping this issue up, but it doesn't matter how loud their voices are, they still represent a minority of countries in the world, if you look at who is talking about international law all the time, it is politicians and non-professionals with ulterior motives. It is them who really need to learn something about international law.

  3. Ken Cuccinelli:

    Isn't everybody always paranoid that this is used for ulterior purposes ? of course they're going to be sorely disappointed when The Washington Post just looks like another version of a civics exam. I mean that's pretty much how The Washington Post's going to look.

  4. Lina Benebdallah:

    China has an ulterior motive.

  5. Sanowar Khan:

    There was no ulterior motive behind his act.

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