Definitions of ulterior:

  • adjective:   beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
    Example: "A suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"
  • adjective:   lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
    Example: "Looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge- Bertrand Russell"
  • adjective:   coming at a subsequent time or stage
    Example: "Without ulterior argument"