Did you mean to say Antonyms ? If so , synonyms are words that are related and/ similar to a specific vocabulary word basically meaning the same thing. Antonyms on the other hand , mean the complete opposite of the vocabulary word given .
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D- Disintegration because, “to minimize deterioration” is to minimize something from decaying or in the act of becoming worse or disintegrating