Preposition: of

• war: The message that the truth about the futility of the war is best not uttered is hard to miss.

• attempt: Russ was convinced of the futility of such attempts.

• life: The whole futility of life came crashing in on me.

• exercise: This single statement reveals the futility of the whole exercise.

• situation: The way it went in a circle was excellent at conveying the futility of the situation and the narrator's frustration.

• conflict: He recorded the horror and futility of the bloody conflict in the former Yugoslavia, giving him a sharp new perspective.

Converse of object

• realize: The opponent, realizing the futility of his actions, will feel aiki.

• realize: The humble realize the futility of trying to redeem themselves.

• expose: During the 1960s I. F. Stone exposed the futility of the Vietnam War in his weekly journal.

• recognize: I feel the anger rising up inside, but recognize the futility of it.

• demonstrate: Most of the world these days is demonstrating the futility of trying to ban drugs.

• emphasize: The psalmist is emphasizing the futility of trusting in mortal men.

Adjective modifier

• utter: We must now all accept the utter futility of trying to shut our borders to problems abroad.

• ultimate: We must embrace the struggle, willingly take on the task of Sisyphus, knowing its ultimate futility, but undertaking it nonetheless.

• sheer: It could of course also demonstrate the sheer futility of using animals in such experimentation.

• apparent: The sheer weight of apparent futility kills so many sparks of rebellion.

• own: Consciousness of my own futility added lead to my feet.

• tragic: The Titanic disaster, occurring at the dawn of the 20th Century, confirms the tragic futility of Mankind.

Noun used with modifier

• quot: Beam axle suspension has taken advice quot sport futility.

• sport: Beam axle suspension has taken advice quot sport futility.