Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the given word
Decay

Flourish

The most appropriate antonym for the word decay is flourish.

• Decay means to gradually deteriorate or become worse.
• Flourish means to grow or develop vigorously.

The other words do not have the same meaning as decay and are therefore not antonyms.

• Defy means to refuse to obey or submit to.
• Waste means to use or expend something carelessly or without purpose.
• Disrupt means to interrupt or disturb the normal course of something.