countryside

countryside
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ 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


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