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Synonyms for ulterior
ʌlˈtɪər i ərul·te·ri·or
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
ulterior
Synonyms:
further, remote, more distant, remoter, succeeding, beyond
Princeton's WordNet
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
Synonyms:
later(a), subterraneous, posterior, subterraneanAntonyms:
antecedent, overt, close, openulterioradjective
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
Synonyms:
later(a), subterraneous, posterior, subterraneanAntonyms:
overt, close, antecedent, openlater(a), ulterior, posterioradjective
coming at a subsequent time or stage
"without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
Antonyms:
open, close, antecedent, overt
Dictionary of English Synonymes
ulterioradjective
Synonyms:
further, remoter, more distant
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "ulterior":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#724 | further | |
#1639 | remote | |
#1740 | beyond | |
#2936 | hidden | |
#17287 | posterior | |
#19999 | succeeding | |
#37180 | subterranean | |
#69063 | ulterior | |
#167044 | remoter |
How to use ulterior in a sentence?
Russian President Vladimir Putin:
Our American partners use their own methods for their ulterior purposes.
There was no ulterior motive behind his act.
Our agenda is that the God we serve will give strength to this woman and this man and this family and an agenda that God would give us justice in this courtroom, we did not come for an ulterior motive.
The Dalai Lama attacking our human rights totally has ulterior motives. He tramples on human rights, and has no right, no qualifications, and is unworthy of talking about human rights, as for some countries slamming our human rights, they either don't understand or believe the Dalai clique's rumors and bewitchments.
For those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives. I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by large margins. I have the full support of Speaker Ryan to continue as Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That said, I have made a personal decision to return to the private sector.
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- خفيArabic
- pozdějšíCzech
- skjulteDanish
- ulteriorGerman
- απώτεροςGreek
- ulteriorSpanish
- نهانPersian
- salainenFinnish
- ultérieurFrench
- गुप्तHindi
- későbbiHungarian
- tersembunyiIndonesian
- ulterioreItalian
- כָּמוּסHebrew
- 隠されましたJapanese
- 마음 속의Korean
- ampliorisLatin
- verborgenDutch
- baktNorwegian
- ukrytyPolish
- ulteriorPortuguese
- ulteriorRomanian
- скрытыйRussian
- bakomliggandeSwedish
- விதTamil
- ซ่อนเร้นThai
- gizliTurkish
- прихованийUkrainian
- درپردہUrdu
- kín đáoVietnamese
- אַלטיריערYiddish
- 別有用心Chinese
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