ulterioradjective
uk/ʌlˈtɪə.ri.ər/us/ʌlˈtɪr.i.ɚ/ulterior motive, reason, purpose, etc.
a secret purpose or reason for doing something:
He claims he just wants to help Lisa but I suspect he has an ulterior motive.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymize
- anonymous
- backroom
- backstage
- counsel
- dissimulate
- dissimulation
- entre nous
- executive privilege
- furtive
- lid
- lip
- private
- privately
- privileged
- sanctum
- secrecy
- skeleton
- sweep
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