- being beyond what is seen or made known; intentionally kept concealed: Is there perhaps some ulterior agenda behind their bizarre line of reasoning?
- coming at a subsequent time or stage; future; further: Having sent the letter, the committee considered the matter dealt with and did not recommend any ulterior action.
- lying beyond or outside of some specified or understood boundary; more remote: Building this questionable website was a misuse of the school’s educational technology for purposes ulterior to learning.
- lying beneath or beyond what is revealed, evident, or supposed
- succeeding, subsequent, or later
- lying beyond a certain line or point
