Antonyms of adj in_play

1 sense of in play

Sense 1
in play (predicate) -- (of a ball; "the ball is still in play")

INDIRECT (VIA live) -> dead -- (not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat; "Mars is a dead planet"; "dead soil"; "dead coals"; "the fire is dead")

Similarity of adj in_play

1 sense of in play

Sense 1
in play (predicate) -- (of a ball; "the ball is still in play")
       => live (vs. dead) -- (exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play")