ADJECTIVE | all | ulterior, subterranean, subterraneous | lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed) |
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all | ulterior | beyond or outside an area of immediate interest | |
all | ulterior, later, posterior | coming at a subsequent time or stage |
Sounds | ahltih'riyer | |
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Rhymes | anterior ... worrier: 48 rhymes with iyer... |
Meaning | lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed). | |
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Example | "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell | |
Synonyms | subterranean, subterraneous | |
Broader | covert | Secret or hidden / hidden |
Spanish | ulterior | |
Adverbs | ulteriorly | in an ulterior manner |
Meaning | Beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote. | |
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Broader | distant, remote | Far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship |
Spanish | ulterior | |
Catalan | ulterior |
Meaning | Coming at a subsequent time or stage. | |
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Example | "without ulterior argument" | |
Synonyms | later, posterior | |
Broader | subsequent | Following in time or order |
Spanish | futuro, posterior, ulterior | |
Catalan | futur, posterior, ulterior |
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