What is a synonym for opponent?

Answer 1

The candidate was less well known than his opponent.

You should never underestimate your opponent in Chess.

Answer 2

Mandela was a strong opponent of the apartheid regime. The boxer knocked his opponent out in the first round.

Answer 3

foe, enemy, nemesis, opposer

detractor (of an idea or a cause)

In the sense of another person who plays a game, "playmate" or "other player" could also be synonyms.

Answer 4

The word "opponent" is a noun. In order for it to be a pronoun, it would have to be replaced by something such as he, she, us, them, or it.