Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Relay

Hold

The most appropriate antonym of the word relay is hold.

• Relay means to pass on or transmit something to another person or group.
• Hold means to keep or retain something.

The word relay means to pass on or transmit something to another person or group, while the word hold means to keep or retain something. Therefore, the antonym of relay is hold.

The other options are not antonyms of relay.

• Send means to cause something to be conveyed to another place.
• Pass means to move something from one place to another.
• Spread means to cause something to cover a wider area.