Ulterior definition

(1) Coming at a subsequent time or stage

"The future president entered college at the age of 16"

"Awaiting future actions on the bill"

"Later developments"

"Without ulterior argument"

(2) Beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote

"A suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"

"Without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw

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

"Subterranean motives for murder"

"Looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell