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[ adjective ] beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
Examples "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion" "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lying beneath what is revealed or avowed, especially being deliberately concealed
Synonyms Examples "subterranean motives for murder" "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
Synonyms Examples "subterranean motives for murder" "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell Related terms |
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[ adjective ] coming at a subsequent time or stage
Examples "the future president entered college at the age of 16" "awaiting future actions on the bill" "later developments" "without ulterior argument" Related terms |
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