ulterior English

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What does ulterior mean?

ulterior

— adjective 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

— adjective (= posterior) coming at a subsequent time or stage without ulterior argument the mood posterior to

— adjective (= subterranean) 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

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ulterior English » English

concealed

secret

hidden

subterraneous

subterranean

posterior

later

unseen

subsequent

inward

further

underhanded

underhand

underground

unapproachable

tube

tertiary

surreptitious

subway system

subway

stealthy

standoffish

remoter

remote

mass rapid transit

lurking

farther

far-off

far

distant

cryptical

covert

covered

chthonic

belowground

arm’s length

aloof