Synonyms of ulterior

ulterior

adjective

as in eventual

occurring at a later time

were able to proceed without ulterior argument

Related Words

• eventual
• coming
• final
• ultimate
• planned
• last
• anticipated
• expected
• approaching
• subsequent
• unborn
• forthcoming
• later
• upcoming
• imminent
• impending
• prospective
• oncoming
• future
• nearing
• ensuing
• posterior
• after
• pending
• predicted
• awaited
• projected

Dissimilar Words

• ancient
• previous
• prior
• anterior
• precedent
• past
• olden
• antecedent
• preceding
• bygone

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ulterior

Could Donal have some ulterior, possibly financial, motive for wanting to check out the family business again? — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025

The Dershowitz theory does not compute because the government invariably manipulates projections about future harm for ulterior partisan or personal motives. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025

At this point, supporter opposition to the Egyptian venture appeared to have ulterior reasoning, beyond the dispute about Mashhour’s comments, owing to the club’s recent performance on the pitch. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025

In the larger sense, along with truth comes a distortion of it, sometimes innocently and inadvertently but, more often than not, by design and for ulterior purposes. — Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025

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