ulterior

ADJECTIVE

8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH U

ulterior is a valid 8-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

U1L1T1E1R1I1O1R1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24

MEANING

What does ulterior mean?

ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES

Coming at a subsequent time or stage.

“without ulterior argument”

SYNONYMS

SIMILAR

Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed).

“looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge”

SYNONYMS

SIMILAR

Beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote.

“a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion”

“without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior”

SIMILAR