Next
Next adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.
Ulterior
Ulterior adjective - Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed).
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Synonyms for Ulterior
Next and ulterior are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Next" instead an adjective "Ulterior".
Nearby Word: ulteriorly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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While Casey gets quite angry at Harris the next morning (something he's confused about), she doesn't seem to think of it as rape per se, although Roxanne (who has ulterior motives), does.
- On an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Captain Picard suddenly realizes that Lwaxana Troi has an ulterior motive in inviting him to dinner and, seeking an escape, invites Data to join them for dessert and conversation.
Source: False Reassurance - In an episode of Codename: Kids Next Door, the much hated Teenagers get to call out the KND when they simply assume that their reunion at "The Point" has ulterior motives, without having actual proof... and it turns out that they just wanted to go to a rollerskating ring and have fun.
Source: Jerkass Has a Point
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