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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