Ulterior synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
The definition of subsequent is happening or coming after something or someone else.
Implied
Not expressed
future (related)
The definition of future is something that is going to happen.
last (related)
Least likely or expected:
secret (related)
Operating in a hidden or confidential manner:
(Law) Being married and therefore protected by one's husband.
The definition of enigmatic is something that is like a puzzle or riddle that can’t be understood.
Protected; defended.
The definition of hidden is concealed.
Present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden and undeveloped within a person or thing, as a quality, power, or talent
Difficult to understand.
(Archaic) Hidden, secret, furtive, etc.
Operating or controlled from a distance:
Too much concerned with one's own welfare or interests and having little or no concern for others; self-centered
expressed (antonym)
secret
known (antonym)
Recognized, proven, etc.
overt (antonym)
Of, relating to, or being military or intelligence operations sanctioned or mandated by Congress:
public (antonym)
The definition of public is something that is related to, available to or known by people.
Lying beyond what is obvious or avowed
Nearer the rear (esp. of a ship or aircraft)
The definition of posterior is later, following, after or at the rear.
show (related)
Show describes something related to a performance.
precede (related)
Following something else in time
Hidden; secret:
under cover (or wraps)
Find another word for ulterior. In this page you can discover 34 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for ulterior, like: later, subsequent, further, undisclosed, concealed, unsaid, future, last, secret, covert and enigmatic.