COUNTRYSIDE Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

countryside

noun

ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd

Definition of countryside next

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 Paxton managed to keep it close in Houston and San Antonio, while also winning big in much of the East Texas and West Texas countryside. —

Taylor Nichols, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026 Fans of Raising Hare, a memoir by Chloe Dalton that takes place in the English countryside, will be enamoured by the Urban Outfitters Bunny Toile duvet cover with an adorable storyline of the critters printed on the gauzy cotton. —

Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026 Some of the members were foreigners from Egypt and Iraq, but others hailed from the countryside outside the city. —

Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026 Though Milan remained the center of his empire, Armani was known to split his time between seaside retreats, countryside estates, alpine hideaways, and warm-weather escapes. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for countryside

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But some Iranian Americans fear that their native country could descend into chaos, as Iraq did after the 2003 American invasion.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
This issue will keep getting worse — and lost dollars will continue to grow — if our country’s leaders fail to implement smart policies to prevent scams.

— Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2026