true intent
- motiveReason for action
- purposeReason something exists
- hiddenKept out of sight
- agendaFormal discussion list
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
real · genuine · meaning · desire · goal · ulterior · sincere · honest · mask · reveal · unspoken · subtext · heart · core · aim · design · scheme · manipulation
authenticity of purpose
true intentfalse pretense
Deliberate misrepresentation to deceive
ulterior motive · hidden agenda · deception · pretense · false front
deliberateness vs. accident
true intentaccident
Unintended harmful event
happenstance · coincidence · unintended consequence · inadvertence · chance