COUNTRYSIDE Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

countryside

noun

ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd

Definition of countryside

as in country

the open rural area outside of big towns and cities everyone hates to see the countryside ruined by new developments

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Recent Examples of countryside Kober, who has been married for more than 75 years, was born in east London before he and his siblings were evacuated to the countryside during World War II. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 Mammoth Cave National Park is located in the hilly countryside of south-central Kentucky and is a part of the Green River Valley. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 Pulisic grew up in this south-central Pennsylvania community surrounded by farms and rolling countryside, where even the streetlights along Chocolate Avenue are shaped like Hershey’s Kisses. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 The normally prickly and unsympathetic Harriet Oleson (Katherine MacGregor) switches gears into hero mode, rounding up the town's men to scour the countryside for the children who've become trapped. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for countryside

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Like previous host countries, Turkey is likely to use the summit to put its own security concerns and defense industry on the agenda.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
And, in a country struck by tragedy, this loss felt close to home.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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Aaron Nkrumah, wing, 6-5, Tennessee State My favorite total out-of-nowhere guy, Nkrumah is one of only four American college players to make my top 75 despite not playing in a Power 5 conference, and unlike the others, his alma mater isn’t even a mid-major.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Little Rock advances with an out-of-nowhere comeback that leads to an 85-83 double-overtime victory over Purdue in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

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