Anterior vs. Ulterior — What's the Difference?

Placed before or in front.

Lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or avowed, especially being concealed intentionally so as to deceive

Occurring before in time; earlier.

Lying beyond or outside the area of immediate interest.

Located near or toward the head in lower animals.

Occurring later; subsequent.

Located on or near the front of the body in higher animals.

Situated beyond, or on the farther side.

Located on or near the front of an organ or on the ventral surface of the body in humans.

Beyond what is obvious or evident.

(Botany) In front of and facing away from the axis or stem.

Being intentionally concealed so as to deceive.

(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.

(archaic) Happening later; subsequent.

(botany) of a part of a flower or leaf Situated further away from the mainstem.

Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; - correlative with hither.

(phonetics) Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t.

Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain.

(formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.

Ulterior side or part.

Before in time; antecedent.

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

Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; - opposed to posterior.

Beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote;

A tooth situated at the front of the mouth;

Coming at a subsequent time or stage;

Of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body

Earlier in time