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Antonyms for ulterior


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhl-teer-ee-er
Phonetic Transcription : ʌlˈtɪər i ər



Definition of ulterior

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Latin ulterior "more distant, further," comparative of *ulter "beyond" (see ultra-). The sense in ulterior motives is first attested 1735.
  • adj secret; pertaining to a hidden goal
Example sentences :
  • I must now see Don Alonso, and prepare the way for ulterior plans.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • In addition to the list, I left a statement of the ulterior demands.
  • Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various
  • The reference to honesty had not been made with any ulterior motive.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Or were they, too, moved by some ulterior motive which he could not fathom?
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Had fate or chance some ulterior purpose behind this episode?
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • Write to him to come, and you can arrange your ulterior proceedings.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Comtesse du Barry » by Etienne Leon Lamothe-Langon
  • I seem to find some ulterior motive in whatever people say or do.
  • Extract from : « Man and Maid » by Elinor Glyn
  • You may have ulterior views which I am too short-sighted to perceive.
  • Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson
  • No ulterior object has ever been present to me in this pursuit.
  • Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin » by Charles Darwin
  • And then he had ulterior views, which made it very necessary that George should like him.
  • Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope

Synonyms for ulterior

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