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ulterior |
Overview of adj ulterior The adj ulterior has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. subterranean, ulterior -- (lying beneath what is revealed or avowed, especially being deliberately concealed; "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell) 2. ulterior -- (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) 3. future, later ulterior -- (coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument") Antonyms of adj ulterior 3 senses of ulterior Sense 1 subterranean, ulterior INDIRECT (VIA covert) -> overt, open Sense 2 ulterior INDIRECT (VIA distant) -> close Sense 3 future(postnominal), later(postnominal), ulterior INDIRECT (VIA subsequent) -> antecedent, preceding Similarity of adj ulterior 3 senses of ulterior Sense 1 subterranean, ulterior => covert (vs. overt) Sense 2 ulterior => distant (vs. close) Sense 3 future(postnominal), later(postnominal), ulterior => subsequent (vs. antecedent) Attributes of adj ulterior Familiarity of adj ulterior ulterior used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj ulterior ulterior Overview of adj ulterior The adj ulterior has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. subterranean, ulterior -- (lying beneath what is revealed or avowed, especially being deliberately concealed; "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell) 2. ulterior -- (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) 3. future, later ulterior -- (coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument")
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