- countryside
- nounADJECTIVE▪ attractive (esp. BrE), beautiful, glorious (BrE), lovely, magnificent (esp. BrE), picturesque, spectacular (esp. BrE), stunning (esp. BrE), wonderful (esp. BrE)▪ unspoiled▪
miles of unspoiled countryside
▪ open▪ green, lush▪a walk through the lush green countryside
▪ flat▪ hilly, mountainous, rolling, rugged▪ wild (esp. BrE)▪ peaceful, quiet, rural (esp. AmE)▪ local (esp. BrE), nearby, surrounding▪ English, French, etc.… OF COUNTRYSIDE▪ area (esp. BrE)▪ acres, miles▪miles of beautiful countryside
VERB + COUNTRYSIDE▪ conserve, preserve, protect (all esp. BrE)▪ ravage (esp. BrE)▪The countryside has been ravaged by pollution.
▪ roam, tour, wander, wander around, wander through▪In the afternoons they roamed the countryside around the house.
▪ scour▪Police scoured the countryside in search of the missing man.
▪ dot▪Castles and churches dot the countryside.
PREPOSITION▪ in the countryside▪I dream of living in the countryside.
▪ surrounded by countryside▪a small town surrounded by picturesque countryside
▪ through (the) countryside▪Soon we were driving through pleasant open countryside.
▪ countryside around▪the countryside around Oxford
Collocations dictionary. 2013.