ulterior

(ŭl-tîr'ē-ər)
adj.

1. Lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or avowed, especially being concealed intentionally so as to deceive: an ulterior motive.
2. Lying beyond or outside the area of immediate interest.
3. Occurring later; subsequent.

[Latin, farther, comparative of *ulter, on the other side.]

ulteriorly ul·te'ri·or·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Lying beyond what is obvious or avowed: buried, concealed, covert, hidden, obscured. Idioms: undercoverwraps. See show/hide.
2. Following something else in time: after, later, posterior, subsequent. See precede/follow.

adj

Definition: secret
Antonyms: expressed, known, overt, public

IN BRIEF: Going beyond what is actually said.

If you do good, people will accuse you of ulterior motives. Do good anyway. — Unknown.

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For a list of words related to ulterior, see:

• Secrecy and Concealment - ulterior: (adj) beyond what is shown or avowed; intentionally kept concealed
• Relative Positions - ulterior: (adj) lying on the far side; more remote

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Ulterior.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - yderligere, videre, senere

Nederlands (Dutch)
heimelijk, verder(op gelegen)

Français (French)
adj. - inavoué, ultérieur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hintergründig, jenseitig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απώτερος, υστερόβουλος, κρυφός, κρύφιος

Italiano (Italian)
ulteriore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - posterior, oculto, inconfesso

Русский (Russian)
скрытый, последующий, отдаленный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ulterior, oculto, siguiente, subsecuente, futuro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - avlägsnare, bortre, senare, framtida, hemlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在那边的, 隐蔽的, 将来的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 在那邊的, 隱蔽的, 將來的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 저편의, 미래의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 表に出ない, 向こうの, 先の, 隠された, かけ離れた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خلفي, خفي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חבוי, נסתר, כמוס, מרוחק, רחוק, שלאחר מכן, שמעבר ל-‬

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