Thesaurus: ulterior

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1. a. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither.
2. a. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain.
3. n. Ulterior side or part.
4. adj. lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
5. adj. beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
6. adj. coming at a subsequent time or stage
7. 1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither. 2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain. Ulterior object or aim, an object or aim beyond that which is avowed. Ulterior side or part. [R.] Coleridge.
8. Ulterior side or part. [R.] Coleridge.
9. j:100 s. beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote