ulterior

/ʌltˈi‍əɹɪɐ/

/əɫˈtɪɹiɝ/

[adjective]

ulterior

[ADJECTIVE]

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

synonyms : subterranean

subterraneous

beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote

coming at a subsequent time or stage

synonyms : later(a)

posterior

Examples

1. When the rival company sent a gift to the CEO, he remembered the saying beware of Greeks bearing gifts and declined the offer, suspecting that they might have had an ulterior motive.

2. It implies ulterior motives.

3. You got ulterior motives.

4. They smelt ulterior motives.